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DEATH ON THE NILE

A hercule poirot mystery (hercule poirot mysteries).

by Agatha Christie ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 8, 1938

One of her best. Poirot, again on vacation, falls foul of a murder on board a Nile river steamer, followed by two successive murders, obviously connected. A sophisticated group, an ingenious plot, clever deduction, swift-paced narrative. A little romance on the side lends glamour. First rate entertainment.

Pub Date: Feb. 8, 1938

ISBN: 0062073559

Page Count: 354

Publisher: Dodd, Mead

Review Posted Online: Sept. 20, 2011

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1938

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by Kathy Reichs ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 17, 2020

Forget about solving all these crimes; the signal triumph here is (spoiler) the heroine’s survival.

Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.

A week after the night she chases but fails to catch a mysterious trespasser outside her town house, some unknown party texts Tempe four images of a corpse that looks as if it’s been chewed by wild hogs, because it has been. Showboat Medical Examiner Margot Heavner makes it clear that, breaking with her department’s earlier practice ( The Bone Collection , 2016, etc.), she has no intention of calling in Tempe as a consultant and promptly identifies the faceless body herself as that of a young Asian man. Nettled by several errors in Heavner’s analysis, and even more by her willingness to share the gory details at a press conference, Tempe launches her own investigation, which is not so much off the books as against the books. Heavner isn’t exactly mollified when Tempe, aided by retired police detective Skinny Slidell and a host of experts, puts a name to the dead man. But the hints of other crimes Tempe’s identification uncovers, particularly crimes against children, spur her on to redouble her efforts despite the new M.E.’s splenetic outbursts. Before he died, it seems, Felix Vodyanov was linked to a passenger ferry that sank in 1994, an even earlier U.S. government project to research biological agents that could control human behavior, the hinky spiritual retreat Sparkling Waters, the dark web site DeepUnder, and the disappearances of at least four schoolchildren, two of whom have also turned up dead. And why on earth was Vodyanov carrying Tempe’s own contact information? The mounting evidence of ever more and ever worse skulduggery will pull Tempe deeper and deeper down what even she sees as a rabbit hole before she confronts a ringleader implicated in “Drugs. Fraud. Breaking and entering. Arson. Kidnapping. How does attempted murder sound?”

Pub Date: March 17, 2020

ISBN: 978-1-9821-3888-2

Page Count: 352

Publisher: Scribner

Review Posted Online: Dec. 22, 2019

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 15, 2020

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A suspenseful, professional-grade north country procedural whose heroine, a deft mix of compassion and attitude, would be...

Box takes another break from his highly successful Joe Pickett series ( Stone Cold , 2014, etc.) for a stand-alone about a police detective, a developmentally delayed boy, and a package everyone in North Dakota wants to grab.

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ISBN: 978-0-312-58321-7

Page Count: 272

Publisher: Minotaur

Review Posted Online: April 21, 2015

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2015

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (book review) – Poirot not-so-much on holiday in Egypt

Agatha Christie came across in my life at different moments. First I saw my brother reading her stories, years ago. Then I went to see two of her plays (I wrote about them here – The Mousetrap & And Then There Were None ). After watching the plays I actually wrote a blog post about interesting facts from Christie’s life . I also saw the “Murder on the Orient Express” movie. And finally, I ended up reading one of her books – “Death on the Nile” – recommended by Diana from Thoughts on Papyrus .

Death on the Nile in a nutshell

The book is a detective story. It focuses on solving the mystery around a death that happened during a cruise on the Nile, in Egypt. The plot revolves around a rich and famous woman, caught in a romantic triangle. The other passengers of the ship … well, they all look normal on the outside, but weird and untrustworthy on the inside. Luckily, detective Hercule Poirot is on board of the ship, on holiday – the right man at the right place 🙂

An interesting fact is that Agatha Christie wrote the story inspired by her visits to Egypt – first she went for 3 months in Cairo at the age of 20, then later she spent 20 years in Middle East area with her husband, who was an archaeologist.

Overall impression

I enjoyed a lot reading “Death on the Nile” – it is a page turner, and I am happy I read it on holiday because I had time and energy to delve into it and finish it very quickly. It certainly made me curious to read more stories by Agatha Christie!

Given the title of the book, I was expecting the death to happen at the beginning of the book and the story to be more about solving it. But it does not happen that way, and I find rather interesting how Agatha Christie built the structure of the story line. First the reader has time to get to know the characters and create his/her own opinion on them (guided by the narrator). So when the death actually happens, the reader can already have a guess and get “involved” in solving the mystery. And I find that brilliant!

Hercule Poirot

Reading “Death on the Nile” was actually my first encounter with Hercule Poirot as character. Overall I liked him – he’s a witty guy, bit drama queen at times, but efficient in solving the mystery while also keeping the an air of suspense. However, I was not impressed … maybe because I already saw the Sherlock BBC series, and I am more of a Sherlock fan. But I can imagine meeting Poirot 10-15 years ago and being totally hooked!

Egypt memories

After I started reading the book I realized that I visited Egypt (more than 15 years ago) and I also went on a cruise on the Nile during that holiday! So at times I had déjà vu feelings, for instance during the visit to Abu Simbel temple. It is an interesting experience to read a book that takes place in a setting you’ve visited, it is much easier to imagine the action and to relate to the characters.

Movie coming soon

Exciting times are coming – a modern version of the “Death on the Nile” movie will be released this autumn! Despite already knowing the story, I am very much looking to see the play transposed to film. The story is rich in details and has many characters, so I think is has potential to be a successful movie.

Below is the trailer of the movie, if you’re interesting to take a look.

To conclude, I do recommend reading “Death on the Nile” by Agatha Christie if you’re into detective mysteries or if you are looking for a captivating book during your holiday. While not being a “heavy” read, it is a witty mystery story that will keep you hooked until the final page.

What book(s) by Agatha Christie should I read next? What would be your top 3 recommendations?

If you would like to buy books or other (non)bookish things, please consider using one of these links: Amazon | Waterstones | Carturesti . Thank you!

‘Till next time … happy reading!

Cover picture adapted from the official poster of the “Murder on the Nile” (2020)

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thanks for the backstory and I look forward to the movie –

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Me too, I’m really curious if it will raise to the expectations! 🙂

That is amazing you got to visit Egypt! And I am looking forward to that film. I love Agatha Christie stories especially those with Poirot!

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Death on the Nile book review

A murder mystery that takes place on the Nile River is what we will be reviewing today. Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile is an action-packed mystery novel that includes all of the best features of a Christie novel. Keep reading for a short summary of the novel and why this mystery novel demands to be read!

Death on the Nile Summary

Hercule Poirot is on holiday and on board a steamer that is touring the Nile River. While on the steamer, Poirot is approached by Linnet Doyle nee Ridgeway, a successful socialite. She wants to hire Poirot and have him prevent her stalker from stalking her. Poirot declines being maid and tries to convince Jacqueline de Bellefort to stop hounding Ridgeway but ultimately fails.

A life-threatening situation leaves Linnet in shock and Jacquelineas the suspect. More incidents occur and Linnett is found murdered in the morning shot in the head and her string of pearls missing. As the weapon used for the murder is recovered, Poirot gathers information to find the killer.

But a few more murders make the streamer into a scene of chaos. It is up to Poirot to solve the murders and put an end to this before anyone else gets murdered, including him. Who killed Linnet and why?

Book and Author History

First published in 1937 in the United Kingdom, the novel was well received. It was a brilliant mystery novel that had more murders than your typical Christie novel. The novel has been adapted into a play, a movie, a radio show, a video game, and even a graphic novel.

Christie is regarded as the queen of mystery and this novel is one of the reasons why. She has written over 60 novels and 14 short stories in her career. Christie is listed as the best-selling mystery author of all time by Guinness World Records with over two billion copies sold.

Her writing career started got off to a slow start after getting rejected six consecutive times. Christie’s luck turned around in 1920 when her novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles featuring detective Hercule Poirot was published. Besides her writing, Christie is also famous for an incident where she disappeared for 11 days in 1926 because of her marriage.

Christie took part in both World Wars and served in hospital dispensaries where she learned about poisons which have been featured in her books often. Her second marriage to to archaeologist Max Mallowan in 1930 led to her learning a bunch of new things that made it into in her books.

Agatha Christie is the most translated individual author according to UNESCO. Her novel And Then There Were None is one of the highest selling novels of all time with over a 100 million copies sold. Christie’s stage play The Mousetrap holds the record for the longest initial run.

Like most Agatha Christie books , Death on the Nile is a fun adventure. This one has a few more murders and just when you think you have the mystery solved, a new event unfolds. Christie keeps the novel fresh and made an enjoyable read. Happy reading!

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October is over halfway through and I’ve just finished my third Agatha Christie book of the month. I was hoping to be a bit further ahead at this point but the last couple of weeks haven’t been good for reading. I’m on holiday now and I’m planning on getting as much done as possible. Even if I don’t get any other Christie books read before Halloween (even though I definitely will have to read And Then There Were None for my book club), I have achieved the one thing I wanted. I’ve reread Death on the Nile before Kenny B brings his film out. You can see why it was the second in this latest series of adaptations. It’s one of the first murder mysteries that most people think of when they think of the Queen of Crime. You can definitely see why. As murders go, this is pretty memorable.

People murder, we are told by Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, for many different reasons. The most common being money. When the young and very wealthy socialite Linnet Ridgeway is found dead on her honeymoon, money is certainly a potential cause. However, Hercule Poirot would also list “revenge—and love, and fear, and pure hate, and beneficence” as possible motivations to kill. Considering Linnet had recently married her best friend’s fiancé, it’s entirely likely that revenge is the key to her death. Especially as Jacqueline, the injured party has been following them wherever they go.

Luckily, or unluckily, Hercule Poirot is also holidaying in Egypt. He and the troubled trio end up on a steam cruiser travelling up the Nile. Of course, when Linnet is found dead, suspicion immediately falls on Jacqueline. After all, only a few days later, she told the detective that she wanted to put her gun against Linnet’s head and pull the trigger. It seems as though there is only one explanation. However, Jackie has an airtight alibi for the night, as does Linnet’s husband, Simon. With the two most obvious suspects out of the picture, who on board was capable of killing the young heiress?

There is a reason that Death on the Nile is one of Christie’s most popular and well-known stories. It is an intricately plotted mystery. Right from the start, the most obvious solutions are proved to be incorrect. It’s a clever tale that sets you off in all sorts of directions before making the reveal feel so obvious. It doesn’t quite have the impact of And Then There Were None , Roger Aykroyd , or Murder on the Orient Express . Although, there is a certain satisfaction in seeing all of the strands come together.

The greatest joy in reading a Poirot story is watching the great detective do what he does best. We see him conducting his investigation by interviewing all of the other passengers about the night of the murder. Luckily, Poirot and the troubled trio were joined on their journey by a host of interesting and mysterious characters. Every single one of them is hiding something and plenty of them seem to have a reason for wanting Linnet dead. As ever, Christie’s characters are fascinating. She understands their motivations and their social need to hide things.

When it comes down to it, Death on the Nile is obviously a fantastic novel but I can’t put it in quite the same league as some of her other novels. There is something a little messy about the ending and the plan isn’t quite as foolproof as the book tries to make up think. I also feel as though this novel suffers from Christie’s romanticising of Egypt. I get that it meant a lot to her personally but it doesn’t always aid the plot. The whole thing takes a bit of time to really get going which means the pace feels a bit off at the start. However, it’s shrewdly plotted and showcases the writer’s unique talent for creating captivating crime novels.

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Agatha Christie wrote dozens of mysteries with twisty plots, but Death on the Nile must rank as among her best. It’s a touching story, almost believable, and the setting on the Nile in Egypt atmospheric. She herself stayed at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, the starting point, in the book, for the paddleboat cruise down the Nile which inevitably ends in murder. The audiobook version, narrated by David Suchet—who played Hercule Poirot in many BBC adaptations and so for many people is Hercule Poirot—is just under 8 hours and ideal listening for family car journeys.

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie: Book Review

A girl with golden hair and straight autocratic features ‘a girl with a lovely shape’ (page 3). She was used to being looked at, being admired, to being the centre of the stage wherever she went. (page 41)

Linnet has recently married Simon Doyle, who was previously engaged to her friend, Jacqueline. This sets in motion a series of events that results in Linnet’s death. When Jacqueline follows them on their trip down the Nile she is the obvious suspect, driven by her jealousy of Linnet. Also on board are an imperious American, Miss Van Schuyler, her niece Cornelia Robson and Miss Bowers, her companion; a novelist Mrs Salome Otterbourne and her daughter, Rosalie; Mrs Allerton and her son, Tim; Linnet’s American solicitor, an excitable Italian archaeologist, a radical English socialist and a young English solicitor.

Poirot is on holiday, but he finds himself discussing the nature of criminals and motives for murder with Mrs Allerton. He says the most frequent motive is money:

that is to say gain in its various ramifications. Then there is revenge, and love, and fear ‘and pure hate, and benefice’. (page 83)

The motive in this case seems straightforward, looking at who gains from Linnet’s death, but this is a complicated plot (when is one of Christie’s books not complicated?) and following on from Linnet’s murder, her maid is also found dead, Linnet’s pearls are missing, several characters are not what them seem and with the arrival of Colonel Race, a member of the British Secret Service, it seems there is also an international murderer and agitator on board. Poirot knew

that Race was a man of unadvertised goings and comings. He was usually to be found in one of the out-posts of Empire where trouble was brewing. (page 120)

It does seem a very unlikely plot, dependent on precise timing, but Poirot works his way through the significant facts and arrives at the truth. He tells Race that

This is a crime that need audacity, swift and faultless execution, courage, indifference to danger and a resourceful, calculating brain. This crime wasn’t safe! It hung on a razor edge, It needed boldness. (page 272)

All in all, an enjoyable puzzle to solve, most of which I’d worked out along with Poirot.

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Death on the nile.

Agatha Christie
Historical , Mystery

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William Morrow Paperback, HarperCollins Publishers; first published in 1938. The edition reviewed was published in 2011.

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie has been reviewed by Focus on the Family’s marriage and parenting magazine .

Plot Summary

Linnet Ridgeway is a wealthy British heiress fixing up a newly acquired property. Linnet’s friend Jacqueline (Jackie) de Bellefort visits and gushes about her new love, Simon Doyle. Jackie and Simon want to marry, but Simon is desperate for employment. Jackie begs Linnet to hire him. Linnet meets Simon, finds him charming and offers him a job.

Some months have passed when detective Hercule Poirot takes a holiday to Egypt. He learns two of his companions on the Nile cruise will be newlyweds Linnet and Simon Doyle. Linnet’s maid, Louise Bourget, travels with them. Linnet is frustrated because the spurned Jackie has followed them all the way to Egypt and is spitefully trying to ruin their honeymoon. When she learns Poirot is a detective, Linnet begs him to talk to Jackie and make her leave them alone. Poirot attempts to convince Jackie to get on with her life, but the bitter woman will not be dissuaded from stalking the couple.

Other travelers become acquainted as they cruise the Nile and stop for excursions. American socialite Mrs. Allerton travels with her devoted son, Tim. She dislikes Tim’s friendship with a woman named Joanna Southwood, whom she fears he will marry. Joanna, who is not on the trip, is also an old friend of Linnet’s.

Mrs. Otterbourne, who fancies herself a well-known romance writer, travels with her daughter, Rosalie. The sullen Rosalie often watches Linnet and notes how unfair it seems that people like her have such wonderful lives. Ms. Van Schuyler, a wealthy and bad-tempered senior, travels with a nurse and her socially awkward niece, Cornelia. Passengers Mr. Ferguson and Australian Dr. Bessner vie for Cornelia’s attention.

Linnet is surprised to run into her long-time lawyer and trustee, Andrew Pennington, on the cruise. Readers know Pennington has planned this “coincidental” meeting so he can get Linnet to sign papers that will benefit him financially. He’s disappointed when she reads each piece of paperwork carefully before signing, and he quickly takes the papers back. Simon notes he never reads anything but simply signs where he’s asked to sign. An Englishman named Jim Fanthorp later reveals he was sent on the cruise to spy on Pennington and ensure Linnet wasn’t cheated.

On an excursion, Linnet is nearly crushed by a runaway boulder. She and Simon are quick to accuse Jackie of trying to cause harm. When everyone sees Jackie leaving the ship, it becomes clear she was nowhere near the accident scene. Soon afterward, Linnet has a run-in with an Italian passenger named Signor Richetti. She accidentally opens his mail and is unable to decipher the strange message. Richetti rips it away from her and scorns her apologies.

Poirot’s old acquaintance Colonel Race shows up on the ship. The two men met at a dinner party a year earlier where the host ended up dead. Race reveals he’s tracking a killer on the ship. He knows this person is a passenger, but he doesn’t know the identity or even the gender. Poirot tells Race of his concerns about the feud between the Doyles and Jackie.

The following evening, some of the passengers gather in the observation saloon. Many leave as the hour grows late, but Jackie drinks heavily and engages Cornelia in conversation. Simon and Fanthorp remain as well, until Simon starts urging Jackie to stop drinking and go to sleep.

Fanthorp has moved to the deck when Jackie pulls out a pistol and accidentally shoots Simon in the leg. Cornelia and Fanthorp roust Dr. Bessner. He comes to Simon’s aid, gives him morphine and leaves Ms. Van Schuyler’s nurse to watch Simon through the night. Fanthorp returns to the saloon but can’t find the pistol he saw Jackie drop and kick under a chair.

The next morning, Race announces to Poirot that someone shot Linnet in the head during the night. The heiress is dead. Race and Poirot interrogate the passengers to find out what each heard and saw the night before.

What they learn clears Jackie of suspicion. But the men soon discover Linnet’s valuable pearls are missing. Then her maid is found dead. Ms. Van Schuyler’s nurse returns the pearls, revealing that the old lady is a kleptomaniac. Poirot discovers the pearls aren’t real.

Mrs. Otterborne tells Race and Poirot she knows who killed Linnet’s maid. Before she can give a name, someone shoots her. The murder weapon in this third killing is Pennington’s revolver. Pennington denies shooting anyone. He does admit he tried to kill Linnet with the boulder so her clueless husband would sign the paperwork.

Tim Allerton confesses he creates replicas of the valuable pieces. Joanna Southwood was not his lover but someone who used his pieces as decoys so she could steal jewels. Dr. Besser asks Cornelia to marry him, and Tim and Rosalie also plan to wed. Race discovers Signor Richetti is the criminal he came aboard to find.

Amid these many revelations, Poirot discerns Jackie and Simon have been working together from the start. They are still a couple, and they were after Linnet’s fortune. Jackie didn’t really shoot Simon. His “injury” caused a distraction that allowed him to sneak away and kill Linnet. Afterward he shot himself so he would be under medical supervision all night and not be a suspect. When Linnet’s maid discovered the plot, Jackie killed her. And when Mrs. Otterborne saw Jackie leaving the maid’s room, Jackie had to kill her as well.

At the end of the cruise, Jackie and Simon are delivered to the police. Jackie uses a gun to kill Simon and herself so they won’t have to face time in prison. Poirot allowed her to keep the gun so she could end their lives.

Christian Beliefs

Poirot tells Linnet that by stealing Simon from her friend, she is like the rich man who took a poor man’s only lamb in the Bible story involving King David.

Other Belief Systems

Authority roles.

Poirot kindly encourages people like Linnet and Jackie to make wise choices and not be driven by anger. He allows Jackie to commit murder/suicide so she and Simon won’t go to jail. Ms. Van Shuyler is a cranky and pompous senior citizen who talks down to her nurse and Cornelia.

Mrs. Allerton adores her son and wants the best for him. She worries he is having a romantic relationship with Joanna Southwood, whom she dislikes and distrusts. Mrs. Otterbourne drinks heavily and causes grief for her concerned daughter, Rosalie.

Profanity & Violence

The Lord’s name is often used in vain, as are words including d–n , h— and a– .

On an excursion, Linnet is nearly crushed by a runaway boulder. Jackie pulls out a pistol and accidentally shoots Simon in the leg. Someone shoots Linnet in the head. Then her maid is found dead.

Mrs. Otterborne tells Race and Poirot she knows who killed Linnet’s maid. Before she can give a name, someone shoots her. The murder weapon in this third killing is Pennington’s revolver. At the end of the cruise, Jackie uses a gun to kill Simon and herself so they won’t have to face time in prison.

Sexual Content

Mrs. Otterborne considers herself a famous romance writer and mentions sex in conversation whenever she can.

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Linnet Ridgeway is a wealthy, glamorous heiress who lives in the English country village of Malton-under-Wode at the manor she recently bought and is planning to improve. Rumor has it that she is engaged to be married to Lord Windlesham , though she is not interested in subsuming herself to someone of higher rank. When her friend Jacqueline De Bellefort asks Linnet to find a job for her poor fiancé, Simon Doyle , Linnet ends up marrying Simon instead. News of the marriage and the couple’s subsequent honeymoon in Egypt reaches around the world. Linnet’s American trustee Andrew Pennington and her British lawyer James Fanthorp both makes plans to head immediately to Egypt. Other characters also make separate plans to go to Egypt on vacation: Tim Allerton and his mother Mrs. Allerton are tired of vacationing in Mallorca; Miss Van Schuyler is traveling with her poorer and younger cousin, Cornelia Robson ; and Mrs. Otterbourne is traveling with her daughter Rosalie in order to get inspiration for her romance novels.

At the Cataract Hotel in Aswan, Egypt, the famous detective Hercule Poirot is on vacation when he finds himself approached by Linnet. She explains her problem: Jacqueline has been following her and Simon on their honeymoon. So far, she hasn’t done anything violent, but just her presence has been affecting Linnet’s nerves. Poirot agrees to talk to Jacqueline, though he doesn’t accept any payment—he says he will talk to Jacqueline in the general interest of humanity. Jacqueline confirms that she’s been stalking the couple, but despite Poirot’s urging to give up her plans and not to open her heart to evil, Jacqueline remains steadfast. Simon and Linnet try to secretly leave the hotel without Jacqueline noticing, but ultimately, they end up with her and all the other characters on the Karnak , a Nile steamer boat headed to the Second Cataract and back.

During a stop on the Nile voyage, when the passengers disembark to see some ruins, a boulder falls (or perhaps is pushed) from a cliff, nearly crushing Linnet. Poirot and others immediately suspect Jacqueline, but soon after Poirot sees her coming off the steamer, meaning she couldn’t possibly have pushed the boulder.

The steamer continues to its ultimate destination of Wadi Halfa, where Poirot’s old acquaintance Colonel Race comes aboard. Race says that he is looking for a political agitator who is responsible for several murders and that he has good intelligence that this person will be on the Karnak . The steamer begins its return journey.

One night in the steamer’s dining saloon, Jacqueline begins having too much to drink. She gets angry and shouts at Simon before suddenly pulling a pistol from her bag and shooting him in the leg. Horrified at what she’s done, Jacqueline kicks the pistol under a nearby sofa. Cornelia, who is present for the event, runs to fetch Fanthorp, who walked out just before the shooting, and together they take care of the situation. Simon is brought to the cabin of Dr. Bessner in order to receive treatment. Jacqueline, meanwhile, is placed under the care of Miss Bowers (a nurse attending to Miss Van Schuyler), and she is given a sedative that knocks her out for the rest of the night. Fanthorp then goes back to look for Jacqueline’s pistol, but can’t find it.

The next morning, Colonel Race reveals to Poirot that Linnet Doyle has been shot in her sleep by a point-blank bullet to the head. A letter J is written in her blood near the scene of the crime, and her extremely valuable pearls are missing. Later, Jacqueline’s missing pistol is recovered—it had apparently been thrown overboard into the Nile, wrapped in a velvet stole that belonged Miss Van Schuyler and with a pink-stained handkerchief.

Linnet’s pearl necklace is eventually returned by Miss Bowers, who says that Miss Van Schuyler is a kleptomaniac and had stolen it. But it doesn’t take Poirot long to realize that the returned necklace is in fact only a clever imitation. Poirot and Race continue to investigate the steamer and interrogate passengers—one clue that catches his attention is a bottle of nail polish in Linnet’s room that has “Rose” written on the front but which only has a little bit of darker red liquid at the bottom. Suddenly, during their search, they discover Louise Bourget (Linnet’s maid) dead in her cabin, holding a scrap of money in her hand. Poirot deduces that perhaps she knew something and was trying to blackmail the murderer.

Race and Poirot continue the investigation, with their search leading them back to Simon in Dr. Bessner’s cabin. Simon begins talking about a strange telegram Linnet opened, thinking it said “Ridgeway” when actually it said “Richetti,” meaning it was meant for an Italian archaeologist also on board the Karnak , Signor Richetti . While there, they are suddenly interrupted by Mrs. Otterbourne, who claims she has an important revelation: she knows who the murderer is. Just as she’s about to dramatically reveal her news, however, she is suddenly shot dead. Poirot races to see the culprit, but there’s no one around, just the left behind revolver of Andrew Pennington.

Poirot and Race confront Pennington, who claims to have no knowledge of how his pistol came to be used to kill Mrs. Otterbourne. After pressing him with questions, however, they finally get Pennington to admit that he may have been the one to push the boulder that almost fell on Linnet. He reveals that he was trying to get her to sign some documents in order to get himself out of a bad financial situation (a process that Fanthorp interrupted earlier in the trip). He believed that Simon would be a better business partner because he wasn’t as smart or disciplined as Linnet and would just sign anything without reading it. However, despite his involvement in attempted murder, Pennington insists he didn’t commit any of the actual murders on the Karnak .

Poirot and Race then confront Tim—Poirot reveals that he knows that Tim stole the pearls as part of a jewelry-forging and theft scheme with his cousin, Joanna Southwood . Joana had earlier provided him with the fake pearls by mailing them to him in a cut-out book, and Tim had then swapped the fake pears with the real ones. Poirot gives Tim a chance to return the real pearls before anyone goes searching for them and Tim, who has recently fallen in love with Rosalie, eagerly accepts. Later, after hearing more about the telegram from Signor Richetti that Linnet mistakenly read, Race realizes that Richetti is the agitator he’s looking for.

Finally, Poirot reveals what really happened in the murder of Linnet. Simon and Jacqueline never ceased to be lovers, and they planned the crime, with Jacqueline as the mastermind and Simon carrying it out. In fact, Jacqueline is a good shot who purposely missed hitting Simon’s leg when she shot at him. He then faked being injured using a handkerchief (which was recovered in the stole with the pistol) and red dye (which he kept in the Rose nail polish bottle in Linnet’s cabin). While Fanthorp and Cornelia left Simon alone, thinking he couldn’t move because of his injured leg, in fact, Simon carried out the murder, writing the J himself, then shooting himself in the leg (attempting to use the stole as a silencer), before throwing the pistol overboard.

Louise, however, saw Simon entering Linnet’s cabin to commit the murder, so she attempted to blackmail him and Jacqueline, only to be stabbed by Jacqueline when she went to deliver the money. Jacqueline herself was seen entering the cabin of Louise by Mrs. Otterbourne, leading to another cover-up murder where Jacqueline shot Mrs. Otterbourne, then quickly pretended she’d been in her cabin the whole time.

When confronted by Poirot, Simon instantly confesses. Jacqueline does too, and further explains that Simon had never loved Linnet but had wanted her wealth, and so Jacqueline, who herself loved Simon overwhelmingly, masterminded the entire plan: Simon would marry Linnet, then they would murder her and Simon would inherit the money, and then Simon and Jacqueline would be together.

After the steamer arrives back in Cairo Signor Richetti is taken off first to be arrested. Soon after, Simon is taken off on a stretcher, followed by Jacqueline. Suddenly, Jacqueline produces a second pistol from her shoe, kills Simon with it, and then kills herself. Poirot reveals to Mrs. Allerton that he knew about this second pistol all along, and that he allowed Jacqueline this easier way out than prison, even though it meant that Simon got better than he deserved. Poirot and Mrs. Allerton then watch the new couple Tim and Rosalie, and agree that while many love stories end in tragedy, others offer hope. News of Linnet’s death races around the world, including a pub in her the town of Malton-under-Wode where she bought her manor—the locals discuss the murder briefly, then start talking about a horse race instead.

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Posted by: Editor January 25, 2014 in Books , English , Popular Leave a comment Updated: June 7, 2014

Published in 1937, “Death on the Nile” describes an exciting adventure that Hercule Poirot gets entangled into without planning.


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Young, beautiful, rich, charming and her own mistress, Linnet Ridgeway seems to have it all. In addition to her looks and money, she also has brains which she employs in understanding and partly managing her late father’s business. It is only a matter of few months before she will be running the business by herself. It is no surprise that she is coveted by many. But, Linnet has not found her man yet. Her old friend Jacqueline aka Jackie asks a favour from her. While Linnet’s parents left piles of money for her when they died, Jackie’s parents left her penniless. Jackie’s boyfriend Simon has lost his job and Linnet agrees to employ him.

Poirot notices Jackie and Simon, as they are celebrating the new job in a London night club, especially because of the passionate way that Jackie clings on to Simon. But, in a very short period of time, Simon dumps Jackie and marries Linnet instead. Ah well, she just seems irresistible.

Generally, this should be the end of Jackie and Simon’s story. But, it isn’t. Poirot, on a holiday in Egypt, meets Mr. Simon Doyle and Linnet, who have come for their honeymoon. Poirot also witnesses a very ‘not-friendly’ encounter between Jackie and the young couple. Later Linnet confides in him that Jackie has been stalking them ever since their marriage and it is getting on her nerves. Poirot talks to Jackie and tries to convince her that her course of action will only give her pain. But, Jackie is burning up with jealousy. She confesses that she wants to kill Linnet and also shows Poirot a pistol that she has been carrying around.

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In an attempt to dodge Jackie, the Doyles go on a cruise on river Nile. However, to their immense unease they discover that Jackie is also on the ship. The first warning comes when Linnet is victim of a boulder falling off a cliff during one of the sight-seeing tours. Luckily she escapes narrowly. Meanwhile, Poirot’s old friend Colonel Race joins the cruise as part of hunt for an infamous killer, who is supposedly travelling on this cruise with a false identity. In addition to the Doyles, Poirot and Jackie following passengers are on the cruise:

Salome Otterbourne and her daughter Rosalie : Rosalie is always in a bad mood and is intensely jealous of Linnet. In her opinion, its not fair that any one person should have such good luck.
Mrs. Allerton and her son Tim . Tim has a cousin who is close acquaintance of Linnet, and between them they have cooked up some fishy scheme regarding Linnet.
Andrew Pennington , who is a trustee of Linnet’s father’s money in America. He is dodgy and trying to cover up what he did with her money. He specially came to Egypt to corner Linnet when he received news about her marriage.
Marie Van Schuyler , an American lady, her cousin Cornelia Robson and her nurse Miss Bowers. Cornelia’s father lost everything because of Linnet’s father and the girl is being treated very rudely by her rich cousin.
Mr. Ferguson , an outspoken communist, who openly hates a rich heiress like Linnet.
An Italian archaeologist, Guido Richetti . By mistake, Linnet opens a telegram addressed to him making him extensively angry.
James Fanthorp , a solicitor from Linnet’s trustees in London. He suspects Andrew Pennington but refrains from saying anything.
Dr. Bessner , a Central European physician.

The tragedy starts when that night Jackie gets drunk and attacks Simon with her pistol. Cornelia and Mr. Fanthorp are in the room and they help in putting Jackie away with the nurse and Simon who is shot in leg with Dr. Bessner. But, in all this excitement, Jackie’s pistol is lost. Next morning, Linnet is found shot dead in her bed. While Jackie appears as the prime suspect, herself and Simon, both were out of action for the night and have iron-clad alibis.

Poirot starts the investigation, and one after another, the secrets start to pop-out. Everyone on the cruise has something to hide and most of them seem to have a reason to murder Linnet. To make matters worse, two more murders follow that of Linnet as her maid Louise and later Mrs. Otterbourne are killed just when they are about to divulge some information. Eventually, we find an alcoholic, a kleptomaniac, a blackmailer, a thief and a swindler, but alas, none of them have killed Linnet.

As the mystery appears to deepen, it takes all Poirot’s genius to unmask the daring and highly resourceful criminal who devised a brilliant scheme to murder Linnet. However, crime never pays and finally Poirot does reveal the murderer.

A must read for all crime thriller lovers………

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile

By agatha christie.

Hercule Poirot #16

Mystery, Fiction, Classics, Crime, Thriller, Detective, Murder Mystery, British Literature

Release Date:

November 1, 1937

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars

Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries.

The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything . . . until she lost her life.

Hercule Poirot recalled 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 under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

A sweeping mystery of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Death on the Nile is one of Christie’s most legendary and timeless works.

My Thoughts:

Another solid Poirot mystery by Christie. I’m not usually into historical mysteries but for some reason her books always have me interested. They are very character heavy so keep that in mind when you are reading because it’s hard to keep them all straight at times.

Unfortunately, I did see the movie not too long ago so the mystery was ruined for me in that aspect. But I did think that the story was well written and the plot had pretty good twists in it. The beginning was a little slow but once it got into the mystery I flew through the book.

Overall, a solid 4-star read for me. Agatha Christie has a familiar writing style and aspect of her books so it’s easy to read. I do recommend this as one of better mysteries. I love Poirot and his antics so I really need to read more of this series.

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Agatha Christie's most daring travel mystery. 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…

It is always the facts that will not fit in that are significant. Hercule Poirot, Death on the Nile

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Death on the Nile is among Agatha Christie’s best-loved and most famous works and is a sweeping mystery of love, jealously and betrayal. Agatha Christie drew inspiration for this novel from her travels in Egypt, picking up geographically and historical details throughout her time there.

When Agatha Christie adapted the story into a play, she dropped Hercule Poirot from the script as she felt that he drew too much attention on stage. The title was changed to Hidden Horizons and the play opened at Dundee Repertory Theatre. When the play moved to London’s West End in 1946, the title was changed to Murder on the Nile . Later on in the same year the show opened on Broadway, and in 1950 a live television broadcast of the US play took place as part of the Kraft Television Theatre.

As ingenious an alibi as can well be imagined. Sunday Times

Twentieth Century's Death on the Nile is due out in cinemas in February 2022, following the success of their 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express . Previous adaptations of Death on the Nile include the 1978 feature film which starred Peter Ustinov in his first role as Hercule Poirot. John Moffatt played Poirot in the first radio adaptation based on the book in 1997 which was broadcast as a five-part serial. In 2004, ITV’s Agatha Christie’s Poirot saw David Suchet take on the role in an adaptation which included famous faces Emily Blunt and James Fox. The novel has since been adapted into a hidden object PC game and a graphic novel.

Listen to an extract from the all new digital audio edition of Death on the Nile narrated by Kenneth Branagh, director and star of 20th Century Studios’ upcoming Death on the Nile feature film. In this famous Agatha Christie mystery, Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian adventure aboard a glamorous river steamer descends into a terrifying search for a murderer, with enough twists and turns to keep you unsettled and guessing until the final, shocking discovery. Kenneth Branagh reprises both his directorial role and that of the iconic detective in the upcoming film adaptation of Death on the Nile .

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Agatha Christie toyed with the idea of originally naming the stage adaptation Moon on the Nile.

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Review: Page-to-Screen: Kenneth Branagh misses the boat in ‘Death on the Nile’

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Roughly every month, Bonnie Johnson will be taking a critical look at the latest screen adaptations of books — from beloved classics to novels you’d otherwise never have known. This month: Kenneth Branagh’s latest stab at the Agatha Christie universe, “Death on the Nile.”

A Bollywood thriller with dancing suspects, a giallo with huge-haired corpses in deep freeze, a porno with booby-trapped sex toys: Adaptations of Agatha Christie have gone just about everywhere. The British author’s polished puzzles made her the world’s bestselling novelist, and adaptations of her work mirror the evolution of popular media: theater, radio, silent film, international TV, video games. Today, AMC owns a majority stake in Agatha Christie Ltd.; its Acorn streaming platform is a haven for Christie-inspired content. But nearly a century on from detective stories’ “Golden Age,” a big-budget, big-screen adaptation needs to add meaningful value to keep from flogging a dead body.

Kenneth Branagh ’s second stab at the Christie canon, “ Death on the Nile ,” is out this week. It’s an adaptation nobody asked for. For that matter, it’s a Branagh film nobody asked for — yet another vehicle for its actor-director as romantic hero, wrapped in a nostalgic, tone-deaf celebration of colonial luxury travel.

Christie loved Egypt and the Levant; she worked on digs there alongside her archaeologist husband. When she wrote “Death on the Nile” in 1937, colonial troops were beginning to withdraw, and Egypt was entering a fecund cultural period. Yet she barely mentions the natives as anything more than “the Nubians” (or, elsewhere, worse). Like so much of the world for the late British Empire, the Nile was but a playground for her characters and their intrigues.

In adapting Christie’s book more than 80 years later, Branagh had a chance to humanize the Egyptians but he squanders the opportunity, failing to even acknowledge the voyage’s context. While the acclaimed 1978 film version includes troubling depictions of locals, this one leaves them out almost entirely. Here they’re a few dark-skinned faces, dotting the banks of the CGI river, absorbing the customized lighting grid’s sun.

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After years of directing Shakespeare, Branagh has moved on to Marvel properties , and it’s evident in his two Christie films: They lack the restraint and intimacy of her novels, and indeed of his own recent “ Belfast .” No longer does the central couple simply betray a close friend by eloping, then take a honeymoon cruise. Now they’re the kind of narcissists who hold an opulent wedding abroad and then kidnap their guests for a floating pajama party of indeterminate length.

Lest we miss the theme of doomed desires, now every subplot echoes it. Characters don’t act out of envy, boredom, compulsion, greed or simple revenge; they’re all slaves to love — maternal, unrequited, closeted, lost — and that includes Hercule Poirot. Like previous filmmakers, Branagh refuses to accept the detective as single, never mind his comfortable asexuality in 55 years of Christie’s books.

Every actor to incarnate Poirot has played him differently: Tony Randall’s screwball, Albert Finney’s brilliantined grouch and Peter Ustinov ’s avuncular windbag made the Belgian a figure of fun. In more recent years, Alfred Molina’s melancholic, David Suchet’s soulful innocent and John Malkovich’s penitent exile sought to dignify him. Unlike Christie’s Poirot of the “little gray cells,” Branagh’s likes to brandish a gun. For his “ Murder on the Orient Express ” (2017), he and screenwriter Michael Green (“Blade Runner 2049”) replaced the book’s opening and its climax with high-stakes action sequences. Now, in their “Death on the Nile,” a gratuitous battlefield scene makes Poirot into a war hero.

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Moreover, whereas their “Orient Express” had the detective prize integrity above all else, in this one he’s happy to be bought, taking on flunky jobs that earlier Poirots declined. Christie herself loathed the sleuth, and in a heated moment of this film, another character voices epithets purloined from the author’s journals (“detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep”). It would be amusing if Branagh’s portrait of him weren’t so wildly discordant. Instead, it’s perplexing: Has he changed since the last film? Is this one a prequel? Is he a selfless soldier or a glorified mercenary? What transformed him from the farmer of his newly-minted past to a bon vivant in white silk suits? And why a subplot for his mustache now?

In another ambivalent characterization, the newlywed Linnet Ridgeway, who in the book trod a fine line between sympathetic and spoiled, now ricochets between heroine and villainess. Gal Gadot ’s undisguised Israeli accent makes her a bewildering choice for the American heiress, a role Emily Blunt nailed in the British TV series “Poirot” (2004).

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Other characters fare no better. Where Christie had a mama’s boy and his mama as fellow passengers, now we have a Jocasta and her son. The film tells us that she’s had a storied career; we see only a helicopter mom played by an ill-used Annette Bening . Other cast members line up unfavorably against the 1978 dream team of Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, Maggie Smith and Bette freakin’ Davis — though Sophie Okonedo is a highlight as a blues singer, replacing Angela Lansbury ’s drunken fabulist. British duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders had their own sketch show for decades, but here they have less room to be funny than Christie gave their characters.

Beyond the dearth of Egyptians in Branagh’s Egypt, the movie is clumsy at best in its handling of race. It affects an anachronistic colorblindness among the suddenly-integrated group (two suspects now Black and another South Asian), making only the feeblest acknowledgement of the barriers some of its members would have faced. There are no social impediments to the various interracial friendships and love affairs. It’s an attractive fantasy but hard to accept in light of the colonial setting and the script itself, which still posits class-based discrimination within the wedding party.

Little of the production’s reported $90-million budget trickled down to Egypt; unlike the earlier film or the “Poirot” episode, this one shot not on location but on sets in England. The crew spent months carving a full-scale Abu Simbel temple out of Styrofoam — which (I guess) will at least end up permanently clogging British rather than African waterways. The film has its visual pleasures, though: The sandstorm at the temple is a nice touch, and shooting through the lounge’s beveled glass windows was a stroke of genius for DP Haris Zambarloukos. The final killing is accomplished by a neat trick.

Perhaps the ultimate piece of incriminating evidence against this film is another whodunit. Around the time this picture went into the can, Rian Johnson released “ Knives Out ,” which was both a tribute to Christie and her inventions and a pointed critique of the bubble in which her characters lived. Much of what made the author’s books so gratifying was a sense of justice at their conclusions, and Johnson’s film well understood how to stoke that feeling for viewers today.

Where “Knives Out” skewered the suspects for their modern-day hypocrisy, mining our historical moment for tension, humor and conflict, “Death on the Nile” treats present perspective as an inconvenience to work around. There’s no mystery in Branagh’s film, just a dolled-up corpse, ready to bury. Christie fans should instead look forward to “ Knives Out 2 ” this fall. For, as the author ended her book, “It is not the past that matters, but the future.”

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Published on November 03, 2021

Reviewed by Stephen Baccetta

First published in November 1937 as Agatha Christie’s 25 th novel, Death on the Nile continues to be one of the author’s most familiar and revered tales. The intricate plot involves a celebrity heiress, a jilted lover, a river cruise, and a cold-blooded murder, with the famous detective Hercule Poirot attempting to piece it all together.

Linnet Doyle is recently married and embarking on a honeymoon tour down the Nile with her new husband, Simon, aboard the Karnak . The steamer seems unusually abound with people who know Linnet in one way or another; the cousin of one of her friends, her American trustee, her English lawyer, and even her ex-best friend who happens to be Simon’s ex-fiancé. Other tourists on the Karnak include a kooky novelist traveling with her brooding daughter, a wealthy spinster accompanied by her nurse and her passive cousin, a doctor, an archaeologist, a communist, and others. With so many potential motives surrounding the murder, it’s up to Poirot to deduce which of these passengers is a killer before more blood is shed.

A classic whodunit, Christie skips the frills and fuss in Death on the Nile , opting instead to focus on action. The author wastes no time introducing the characters, quickly describing their relationships to each other, and outlining the background her readers will need to know before setting the rest of the story in Egypt. Dialogue is key to this fast-paced novel, as thoughts, feelings, and past experiences are exclusively conveyed via the conversions the travelers share while on their trip. Those who enjoy a long, drawn-out thriller where they can get inside the head of a calculating detective may want to skip this title. But, don’t confuse a rapid tempo with one that’s rushed or under-developed; Christie has masterfully planned and executed her creation, penning a piece of detective fiction that can still be appreciated nearly 85 years later.

While this is the 18 th appearance of Poirot in Christie’s writing, don’t feel as if you need to read the series in order. Death on the Nile works extremely well as a standalone novel (though those familiar with the Belgian sleuth may appreciate some references Christie makes to his past cases). It’s easy to see why Agatha Christie is considered a master of her craft; her ability to take an already world-famous detective of literature and place him in the middle of yet another new, exciting, and believable murder mystery is to be admired.

Booklovers may wish to read this one soon, as Kenneth Branagh has turned the novel into the second installment of his Poirot film series following 2017’s hit adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express . Look for Death on the Nile in theaters February 2022!

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Hercule Poirot : “Yes, it is very true, that. And it is just what some people will not do. They conceive a certain theory, and everything has to fit into that theory. If one little fact will not fit it, they throw it aside. But it is always the facts that will not fit in that are significant.”

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Death on the Nile Hardcover – Special Edition, October 1, 2020

Agatha Christie’s most exotic murder mystery in a sumptuous hardback Special Edition.

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…

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Print length 328 pages
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Publication date October 1, 2020
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ISBN-13 978-0008386825
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; Special Edition (October 1, 2020)
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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 000838682X
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Born in Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie began writing during the First World War and wrote over 100 novels, plays and short story collections. She was still writing to great acclaim until her death, and her books have now sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. Yet Agatha Christie was always a very private person, and though Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple became household names, the Queen of Crime was a complete enigma to all but her closest friends.

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Book Review: Ragnar Jonasson channels Agatha Christie in his latest puzzle mystery

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Law professor and investment banker Ragnar Jonasson loves Agatha Christie’s puzzle mysteries so much that, starting at the age of 17, he translated more than a dozen of them into his native Icelandic.

It should come as no surprise, then, that most of his own mysteries, 13 in all, have the same intricate plotting, multiple red herrings and startling twists that Christie was known for. This is certainly true of his latest, “Death at the Sanatorium.”

Three decades ago, in a small town in northern Iceland, a nurse at a former tuberculosis sanitorium turned medical research facility was tortured and brutally murdered. Police initially identified five suspects, but when one of them, the chief physician, plunged to his death from a hospital balcony, the case was closed. The physician, the police concluded, committed suicide after killing the nurse.

Thirty years later, young Helgi Reykdal, curious about what modern scientific police methods might have brought to the case, makes it the subject of his college criminology thesis and starts digging into the past. He knocks on the doors of people who had once worked at the research facility. He seeks out police who had investigated the case and the suspects they had exonerated.

To his surprise, his inquiries are greeted with fear, suspicion and lies. Clearly, he realizes, something is amiss.

Before long, what began as an academic exercise turns into a full-blown reinvestigation of the old case. The tension mounts as people Helgi interviews are themselves murdered in an apparent attempt to bury the truth.

Helgi, it turned out, is the son of a man who once owned a mystery bookshop. Like his creator, Jonasson, he admires classical murder mysteries. He often reads them to escape the torment of his mentally ill and often violent wife, who provides the novel’s final twist.

“Death at the Sanatorium” was originally written in Icelandic and was translated into English by Victoria Cribb. She relies on too many clichés (the crack of dawn, wheat from the chaff, throwing in the towel, etc.), but otherwise does a fine job of preserving the tone and crisp style of Jonasson’s prose.

Bruce DeSilva, winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award, is the author of the Mulligan crime novels including “The Dread Line.”

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by Agatha Christie ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 8, 1938. One of her best. Poirot, again on vacation, falls foul of a murder on board a Nile river steamer, followed by two successive murders, obviously connected. A sophisticated group, an ingenious plot, clever deduction, swift-paced narrative. A little romance on the side lends glamour.
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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (book review) - Poirot not-so-much on holiday in Egypt. ... To conclude, I do recommend reading "Death on the Nile" by Agatha Christie if you're into detective mysteries or if you are looking for a captivating book during your holiday. While not being a "heavy" read, it is a witty mystery story ...
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Death on the Nile Conclusion. Like most Agatha Christie books, Death on the Nile is a fun adventure. This one has a few more murders and just when you think you have the mystery solved, a new event unfolds. Christie keeps the novel fresh and made an enjoyable read. Happy reading! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook
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There is a reason that Death on the Nile is one of Christie's most popular and well-known stories. It is an intricately plotted mystery. Right from the start, the most obvious solutions are proved to be incorrect. It's a clever tale that sets you off in all sorts of directions before making the reveal feel so obvious.
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Agatha Christie wrote dozens of mysteries with twisty plots, but Death on the Nile must rank as among her best. It's a touching story, almost believable, and the setting on the Nile in Egypt atmospheric. She herself stayed at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, the starting point, in the book, for the paddleboat cruise down the Nile which ...
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 1 November 1937 [1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. [2] [3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) [4] and the US edition at $2.00. [3]The book features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
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"A top-notch literary brainteaser." - New York Times Soon to be a major motion picture sequel to Murder on the Orient Express with a screenplay by Michael Green, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Gal Gadot—coming Feb 11, 2022! Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie's most famous mysteries.
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Published on July 15, 2010. Death on the Nile is a pre-Second World War novel, first published in 1937. It shows Agatha Christie's interest in Egypt and archaeology and also reflects much of the flavour and social nuances of the pre-war period. In it she sets a puzzle to solve - who shot Linnet Doyle, the wealthy American heiress?
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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie has been reviewed by Focus on the Family's marriage and parenting magazine. ... A theatrical version of Death on the Nile is set to release in 2019. You can request a review of a title you can't find at [email protected]. Book reviews cover the content, themes and worldviews of fiction books, not their ...
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Death on the Nile Summary. Linnet Ridgeway is a wealthy, glamorous heiress who lives in the English country village of Malton-under-Wode at the manor she recently bought and is planning to improve. Rumor has it that she is engaged to be married to Lord Windlesham, though she is not interested in subsuming herself to someone of higher rank.
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Agatha Christie - Death On The Nile. Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) Young, beautiful, rich, charming and her own mistress, Linnet Ridgeway seems to have it all. In addition to her looks and money, she also has brains which she employs in understanding and partly managing her late father's business.
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Death on the NileBy Agatha ChristieSeries: Hercule Poirot #16Genre: Mystery, Fiction, Classics, Crime, Thriller, Detective, Murder Mystery, British LiteraturePages: 320Release Date:November 1, 1937My Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 starsSynopsis:Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie's most famous mysteries.The tranquility of a luxury ...
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Agatha Christie is at her best in "Death on the Nile." It is a masterfully crafted whodunit that keeps the reader guessing until the end. The novel features a diverse cast of characters, each with its own secrets and motivations, making it an engaging and suspenseful read. As always in Christie's books, the story keeps galloping.
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Agatha Christie is at her best in "Death on the Nile." It is a masterfully crafted whodunit that keeps the reader guessing until the end. The novel features a diverse cast of characters, each with its own secrets and motivations, making it an engaging and suspenseful read. As always in Christie's books, the story keeps galloping.
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Sunday Times. Twentieth Century's Death on the Nile is due out in cinemas in February 2022, following the success of their 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express.Previous adaptations of Death on the Nile include the 1978 feature film which starred Peter Ustinov in his first role as Hercule Poirot. John Moffatt played Poirot in the first radio adaptation based on the book in 1997 which ...
Review: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Title: Death on the Nile Author: Agatha Christie Series: Hercule Poirot, #17 Published: September 2020, William Morrow Paperbacks (first published 1937) Format: Paperback Movie tie-in, 334 pages Source: Publisher Summary: SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE RELEASING OCTOBER 9, 2020 —DIRECTED BY AND STARRING KENNETH BRANAGH Following the success of Murder on the Orient Express, Kenneth Branagh ...
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In the first of a new series reviewing Hollywood book adaptations, Bonnie Johnson asks if Kenneth Branagh's latest Agatha Christie reboot is necessary. How 'Death on the Nile' movie makes changes ...
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
First published in November 1937 as Agatha Christie's 25th novel, Death on the Nile continues to be one of the author's most familiar and revered tales. The intricate plot involves a celebrity heiress, a jilted lover, a river cruise, and a cold-blooded murder, with the famous detective Hercule Poirot attempting to piece it all together.
'Death on the Nile' Review: Low-Flow Hercule Poirot
The best-known screen version of the story, made in 1978, played the book for grins, and occasionally wholehearted laughs: Peter Ustinov 's Hercule Poirot, Christie's Belgian detective, was ...
Death Comes as the End
Death Comes as the End is a historical mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in October 1944 [1] and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in March of the following year. [2] The US Edition retailed at $2.00 [1] and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). [2]It is the only one of Christie's novels not to be set in the 20th century ...
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Death on the Nile. Hardcover - Special Edition, October 1, 2020. by Agatha Christie (Author) 4.7 616 ratings. See all formats and editions. Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery in a sumptuous hardback Special Edition. The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through ...
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The play is based on her 1937 novel Death on the Nile which in itself started off as a play which Christie called Moon on the Nile.Once written, she decided it would do better as a book and she only resurrected the play version in 1942 when she was in the middle of writing the theatrical version of And Then There Were None and her actor friend Francis L. Sullivan was looking for a play in ...
Book Review: Ragnar Jonasson channels Agatha Christie in his latest
Law professor and investment banker Ragnar Jonasson loves Agatha Christie's puzzle mysteries so much that, starting at the age of 17, he translated more than a dozen of them into his native Icelandic.. It should come as no surprise, then, that most of his own mysteries, 13 in all, have the same intricate plotting, multiple red herrings and startling twists that Christie was known for.

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