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| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Translator | Mystery |
| Cover artist | C. Morse (pseudonym of Salomon van Abbé) |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | William Collins & Sons |
Publication date | 29 March 1928 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 296 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | The Big Four |
| Followed by | Peril at End House |
| Text | The Mystery of the Blue Train online |
The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by William Collins & Sons on 29 March 1928[1] and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)[4] and the US edition at $2.00.[3] The book features her detective Hercule Poirot.
The novel concerns the murder of an American heiress on Le Train Bleu, the titular "Blue Train". The novel entered the public domain in the United States in 2024;[5] however, it will still be copyrighted in the United Kingdom until 1 January 2047, 70 years after the death of Agatha Christie.[citation needed]
- ^ The Observer, 25 March 1928 (p. 11)
- ^ John Cooper and B.A. Pyke. Detective Fiction – the collector's guide: Second Edition (pp. 82, 86) Scholar Press. 1994. ISBN 0-85967-991-8
- ^ a b American Tribute to Agatha Christie
- ^ The English Catalogue of Books. Vol XII (A-L: January 1926 – December 1930). Kraus Reprint Corporation, Millwood, New York, 1979 (p. 316)
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.