Five Found Dead by Sulari GentillMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Come join our protagonists Joe and Meredith Penvale on the journey of a lifetime - The Orient Express from Paris to Venice. It's a celebratory trip after the conclusion of Joe's 18 months of medical treatments. They are looking forward to a luxurious and relaxing trip, but everything changes when the cabin adjacent to theirs is found covered with blood, but the body is missing. Considering the title of the book, it's no surprise that this isn't the only dead body found on the train.
For readers familiar with Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, you'll find a lot of similarities in this modern day re-telling. It starts with the classic locked room mystery and proceeds from there to involve other train employees and passengers. Reader, be aware that there is a large cast of characters; it might be helpful to start taking notes at the beginning of the book in order to keep them all straight. I really enjoyed everything about this book -- the murder mysteries, the passengers and employees coming together to help solve them, The Orient Express, the luxury train travel, the food, and more! Highly recommended.
Thank you very much to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for an advance reader copy of this book. It is scheduled to be published on August 19, 2025.
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