Synopsis
'Clever, ambitious . . . a smartly structured novel that ratchets up the pace until it's hurtling along as fast as the train itself' – Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam
'Captivating . . . an edge-of-your-seat historical thriller that I couldn't put down' – Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
It is 1895, and turn-of-the-century Paris is as chaotic...
Details
20 March 2025288 pages
9781035057276Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A zippy Agatha Christie-like thriller giving a taste of life in fin-de-siècle FranceThe Guardian
A pacy read of secrets and liesThe i Paper
The Paris Express is all about speed, and its heady corollary, escape. Good writing is also about momentum, and another corollary, the suspension of disbelief. This novel is a masterclass in both: an engrossing narrative, married to its intrinsic specificity, the joy of detailsThe Independent
A riveting mix of social commentary and mystery . . . has much in common with Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express . . . If the steam engine is an astonishing feat of engineering, so is Donoghue’s propulsive and thought-provoking 16th novelThe Washington Post
