One of the most flawlessly plotted Poirot novels, Death on the Nile follows a glorious cast of characters tormented by secrets and passions, as they embark on a luxury cruise, headed for tragedy.
Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything - until she lost her life.
Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting nothing is ever quite what it seems...
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780007527557
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 260 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
“The construction is flawless.”Daily Mail “Must be read twice, once for enjoyment and once to see how the wheels go round.” The Times “The main alibi is of the first brilliance … the descriptive work hits, as it were, the Nile on the head.” Observer “A peach of a case for Poirot. I take my hat off to the author for as ingenious an alibi as can well be imagined.” Sunday Times
This is the first ever Agatha Christie book that I ever read ... and it was totally EPIC ... Poirot boards a cruising boat that is going to cross the river Nile ... however, the beautiful Linnet Ridgeway is found shot... More
There are too many Agatha Christie books to review individually. Some which don't fit the following author review will be done as individual reviews but most will have this review added. I'm going to split... More
the death only happens halfway through the book but it’s so worth it!!
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