Murder on the Orient Express

An Audible Original Drama

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Tom Conti, Jane Asher, Ruta Gedmintas, Paterson Joseph, Rula Lenska, Art Malik, Eddie Marsan, Sophie Okonedo, Walles Hamonde

Winner of the 2018 CAMEO Book to Audio Award

What begins as a routine journey on the luxurious Orient Express soon unfurls into Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery. On board is the famous detective Hercule Poirot, and one man who, come morning, will be found dead, his compartment locked from the inside.

This Audible Original dramatisation follows the train as it's stopped dead in its tracks at midnight. The train's stranded passengers soon become suspects as the race to uncover the murderer begins before he or she strikes again.

This all-star production features lead performances from Tom Conti (The Dark Knight Rises, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence) as Hercule Poirot, Sophie Okonedo (After Earth, Hotel Rwanda and Ace Ventura) and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes, V for Vendetta and Hancock) plus a full supporting cast and even sound effects recorded on the Orient Express itself.

Starring: Tom Conti as Hercule Poirot, Sophie Okonedo as Mary Debenham, Paterson Joseph as Colonel Arbuthnot, Walles Hamonde as Hector Macqueen, Jay Benedict as Monsieur Bouc, Jane Asher as Mrs Hubbard, Rula Lenska as Princess Dragonioff, Ruta Gedmintas as Countess Andrenyi, Eddie Marsan as Ratchett and Art Malik as the Narrator.

Also featuring: Marie Rabe, John Chancer, Cedric Cirotteau, Andreas Karras, Barnabas Reti, Cristina Catalina, Greg Canestrari, Harry Hadden-Paton, Christope Delesques, Atilla Akinci, Hakan Silahsiz and Jeff Gerard.

©1934 Agatha Christie (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

Critic reviews

"With a perfect accent and professional ease, Tom Conti becomes one of the most-beloved detectives in fiction, Hercule Poirot.... The entire cast has a wonderful time playing off Conti as the detective interviews the suspects one by one.... Even those who know this classic's clever ending will enjoy the production." (AudioFile)

Very good book, even better production though!

I don't think I would have ever read this book (I guess I still haven't technically) had I not seen the movie first, but it was a great book and I'm glad I did! It was fun to listen to, quite enjoyable.

Just plain fun!

This story was just plain fun to listen to. the characterization was excellent. I could just picture each person.

Nice!

I like the story and the multiple characters voices. There are however a few thick accents you really need to “lean in” to fully absorb.

Narration Superb

AC always tells a great story of course. What sets this apart from all other audible books is the great cast of characters!!!

Would've listened straight through if I could!

Never been so keen to listen to an audiobook before! Had to force myself to take a break. The voice actors brought it to life better than any film could.

Great performance!

Somehow, I have managed to avoid ever watching or reading Murder on the Orient Express, so the story was actually new to me. It was, of course, riveting. I kept changing my guess on "who dun it". I enjoyed the full cast performance. The different characters were easy to keep straight. There were occasional snippets of overheard conversations that were lower in volume and easy to miss, but the relevant portions were either repeated or restated, so I didn't have to adjust volumes.

Enjoyed

It kept me entertained and I had never actually heard this famous story the different voices were good

Fantastic!

Love this mystery and the actors brought it to life. Spectacular performance for an enchanting mystery!!!

Really Enjoyed

It had been awhile since I had scene the movie so I decided to listen to the book from Audible and I have to say it was very interesting and well done.

A classic !

I listened to the book and then rented the original 2007 video. The book provides more detail than the video, which is helpful. I may try this with other books when available.