that "nothing exciting will ever happen to me." She uses very nearly those words to a chance acquaintance on the Blue Train – a little man with an egg-shaped head and fierce moustaches whose answer is curious and unexpected. But even Hercule Poirot, for it is he, does not guess how soon he will be called upon to unravel a complicated and intricate crime when the Blue Train steams into Nice the following morning and it is discovered that murder has been done. References External links The Mystery of the Blue Train at the official Agatha Christie website 1928 British novels Novels set on trains Hercule Poirot novels Works originally published in British newspapers Novels first published in serial form William Collins, Sons books British novels adapted into films British novels adapted into television shows Novels set in France