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You have few hours to purchase the number of this week's L'Espresso "with attachment" Murder on the Orient Express "Agatha Christie's second novel in the series of reprints of major Yellow Mondadori. Published

In 1934, the novel starring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who is forced to investigate the murder of a man occurred on the Orient Express, onto which is undertaking a trip to Europe. The victim was Samuel Edward Ratchett grumpy with U.S. Secretary of his entourage. A snow storm upsets the plans of the killer, leaving the train stopped for a long time: therefore obvious that the murderess is one of the passenger compartment which is in the same carriage as it was to Ratchett. And not just starting the investigation, Poirot discovers the true identity of the victim: Drawers, an Italian-American mafia responsible for the abduction and killing of little Daisy Armstrong. And to make matters worse, the passengers all seem to have something to hide, and the number of clues found in the car are so numerous as to suggest that they can not be considered "distractions" by Assassin ...

There are many factors that have made "Murder on the Orient Express" perhaps the most famous novel by Agatha Christie:
- A narrative fast, detailed, engaging, assisted by a simple but effective profile of all the characters, already recognized by few pages.
- A puzzle and a final solution nothing short of astounding.
- The relevance of the story of the novel with a true story that sparked outrage around the world (the Lindbergh case).
- The transposition of the novel cinematrogafica hands of Sidney Lumet who in 1974 created a masterpiece on the big screen thanks to a refined setting and impeccable acting by superstars such as Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman (Academy Award for this film ) and Vanessa Redgrave, which revolve around the great little detective played here brilliantly by Albert Finney. The series proposed by

Repubblica and L'Espresso debuted last week with "The strange death of Mr. Benson," and continues with "Perry Mason and his opponent fair."