The Forgotten City in Christie's Murder on the Orient Express Marcel Theroux's recent essay on cities that inspired his travels highlights an intriguing aspect of Agatha Christie's work: the way she wove together personal experience and fictional narrative.
Her trip to Istanbul in the 1920s, during which she wrote parts of Murder on the Orient Express, left a lasting mark on her imagination. The Pera Palace Hotel, where Christie stayed, is still operational today.
Its suite 411 is dedicated to her in recognition of her connection to the hotel.