![]() ![]() Compare this, for example, to how he is fine with murderers’ suicides in “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” and “Peril at End House.”Ĭhristie masterfully ends the book at the very moment the decision is made by Poirot, Bouc and Constantine. It’s not the first time Poirot embraces a non-legal type of justice, but it’s the most empathetic instance. ![]() We know the latter is correct, but Bouc and Constantine – going extra-judicial along with Poirot – agree that the first theory could be correct. 2, all 12 passengers – all wanting revenge for the Armstrong Kidnapping Case - conspired to kill Ratchett and afterward spun a web of lies to keep the sleuths confused. 1, someone snuck onto the train at a station, killed Ratchett and snuck off. This ranks as one of the most thrilling Christie finales, as Poirot spells out two theories of the crime. Constantine admirably.Īnd in the famous finale, he gets to strut his stuff before all 12 passengers of the Calais Coach (excepting the stabbed-to-death Ratchett). “It is incredible how you think of these things,” said Dr. “Mon cher, vous etes epatant!” (Bouc) cried. On page 178, Poirot correctly guesses the identity of Mary Debenham: ![]() Setting: 1934, train stuck in snowdrift in Yugoslavia Also published as: “Murder in the Calais Coach” ![]()
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