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The Plymouth Express Affair
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- Gutenberg ID
- 66446
- Title
- The Plymouth Express Affair
- Language
- en
- Book source
- Project Gutenberg
- Description max 80 words
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In this classic Agatha Christie mystery, Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of Mrs. Carrington on the Plymouth Express. With the body found under a seat and the jewels missing, Poirot uses psychological insight to unravel a complex plot involving a switcheroo, a duplicitous maid, and a notorious jewel thief, proving that the most obvious suspects are often innocent.
- Summary up to 500 words
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In Agatha Christie's *The Plymouth Express Affair*, Lieutenant Alec Simpson discovers the body of Mrs. Rupert Carrington, a wealthy American woman, concealed beneath his seat on the train. She was chloroformed and stabbed, with her valuable jewels missing. Her father, Mr. Ebenezer Halliday, hires Hercule Poirot to investigate. Initial suspicion falls on her husband, the Honorable Rupert Carrington, an unscrupulous gambler, and a mysterious stranger seen in the carriage at Bristol. Poirot interviews the maid, Jane Mason, who describes a tall, dark man in the compartment but admits uncertainty regarding his identity. Poirot deduces that the maid is actually an accomplice. He realizes the killer used duplicate clothes to swap identities after the murder, ensuring witnesses would identify the victim as still alive until Weston. The crime was committed between London and Bristol, likely in a tunnel. The killer discarded the murder weapon at Taunton and used a newspaper boy to draw attention to the victim's distinctive blue outfit. Poirot tracks the real thief, Red Narky, who pawned a large emerald from the stolen jewels. The maid, Grace Kidd, is revealed to be Narky's partner. The Count de la Rochefour is cleared of suspicion as he would not risk murder for the jewels. Poirot exposes the maid's deception by finding the victim's actual clothes in the maid's trunk, confirming the identity swap. The mystery is solved, and the true culprits are brought to justice.
- LLM editorial rating
- 4.2/5
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Authors
- Agatha Christie
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Categories
- Short Stories
- Mystery