An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

One of the main themes of the novel is the morality of murder-is it all right to kill a man, even if law has acquitted him? Is it ever all right to kill a man? The novel suggests, at least by Poirot and the passenger's standards, that murder is Ok under the right circumstances.

What makes Murder on the Orient Express work so well is that it lets the tropes of the genre do the misdirecting for it. The premise of Orient is as follows: A man on a train is murdered. Everyone on his particular train car (12 people, plus Detective Hercule Poirot) had the opportunity to do it.

Because of its violence, and scary scenes and themes, it isn't recommended for children under 13.

The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of Occident, the Western World.

The Orient Express - the train itself - is a multifaceted symbol in the book. At its most basic level, the Orient Express symbolizes the link between East and West, as it runs from Istanbul to Paris.

Definition of 'Orient Express' 1. an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. 2. any of several luxury train services set up in imitation of this.

The Orient-Express was developed by the Belgian businessman Georges Nagelmackers and made its inaugural run in 1883. During its first journey the passengers traveled from Paris to the Bulgarian port of Varna via train and were then ferried by steamship across the Black Sea to Constantinople.

Overall, I did enjoy reading Murder on the Orient Express. Everything about it was odd compared to the other Poirot novels I've read but I liked the change. I particularly enjoyed the structure of the novel. If you haven't read it, then it is a classic crime novel and you should give it a chance.

Expect lots of drinking but not to drunkenness'. Other inappropriate stuff includes sexual innuendo, flirting and some references to sex (though aren't clearly said). I say that Murder on the Orient Express is a good choice for children 13 and over.

One of the first long-distance passenger trains, the legendary train linked Paris with Istanbul, the gateway to Asia, the mysterious Orient (thus the name).

Orient is a term meaning "the east". It is from the Latin word oriens. Ancient Rome sometimes used it to mean the area east of Rome. Later the dividing line moved farther east, to the Adriatic or the Aegean or the Indus River. This term is in contrast to the "Occident", which is a term meaning "the west".

The newspapers dubbed it the "Orient Express" - though Istanbul was as far toward the "Orient" as this train would ever travel - and Nagelmackers embraced the name. On October 4, the Orient Express set out on its first formal journey, with many journalists aboard to publicly marvel at the train's luxury and beauty.

The term has its origins in “oriens,” the Latin word for “east.” Up until around the 1960s and 70s, “Oriental” was still used in the media as a blanket term for Asians.

Orient is a term meaning "the east". It is from the Latin word oriens. Ancient Rome sometimes used it to mean the area east of Rome. Later the dividing line moved farther east, to the Adriatic or the Aegean or the Indus River. This term is in contrast to the "Occident", which is a term meaning "the west".

Definition of 'Orient Express' 1. an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. 2. any of several luxury train services set up in imitation of this.