The 8.55 to Baghdad
Andrew Eames Audio Book

Andrew Eames sets out to travel from London to Baghdad by train, following the route of the old ‘Orient Express’ and an identical journey made by Agatha Christie in 1928.

The journey from London to Baghdad by train today is actually far harder than it was in Agatha’s day. Many of the countries Eames passes through, from the Balkans to the Middle East, have been deeply troubled in recent years. Eventually he arrives at the Iraqi border at the same time as the UN weapons inspectors...