<p> When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again?for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing. </p> <p> The prime suspect is Ruth?s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Hercule Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board. . . . </p>