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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17)

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Poirot, on vacation in Africa, meets the rich, beautiful Linnet Doyle and her new husband, Simon. As usual, all is not as it seems between the newlyweds, and when Linnet is found murdered, Poirot must sort through a boatload of suspects to find the killer before he (or she) strikes again.

Paperback, 214 pages

Published 1978 by Bantam Books (first published 1937)

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May 26, 2011 Stephen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook, mystery, crime, literature, sherlockian, 1930-1953

Hopefully I am not committing any heretical thoughtcrime here, but am I the only one who thinks Hercule Poirot comes across as a bit of a doucheapotamus . Between the accent, the arrogance and the jabbing his butt into everyone’s business, he reminded of a cross between nosey neighbor Gladys Kravitz and everyone's favorite rapist, Pepe Le Pew.

Now before you get the cheese grater and the lemon juice out for me, let me say that this is my first Agatha Christie novel and my first experience with...more Hopefully I am not committing any heretical thoughtcrime here, but am I the only one who thinks Hercule Poirot comes across as a bit of a doucheapotamus . Between the accent, the arrogance and the jabbing his butt into everyone’s business, he reminded of a cross between nosey neighbor Gladys Kravitz and everyone's favorite rapist, Pepe Le Pew.

Now before you get the cheese grater and the lemon juice out for me, let me say that this is my first Agatha Christie novel and my first experience with Monsieur Poirot. I have no idea whether I started with the wrong book or whether my initial impression of HP will soften as I read more. At times he was just fine but there were moments when he was so full of himself that I wanted to tie him down and beat him with his own ego.

Prime example: At one point he is heard to remark, and I quote: “And since I am in the habit of always being right…” which led to me responding “And are you also in the habit of always being pompous asstard.” The “my poop stinketh not” attitude was just a bit too much for me.

Still, I enjoyed the book and plan to read more of Christie's mysteries. I thought the pacing was good and AC’s writing was terrific. I loved the characters (except for the aforementioned Toolbag Macdouchenator) and thought the mystery was terrific. As the title advertises, the story deals with a series of murders occurring on a Nile River cruise originating in Egypt. There is an excellent set up to the mystery and then once the killing begins the clues come fast and furious. I thought it was smart, interesting and engaging.

I did suspect the final answer to the “whoduntheshit” well before the first murder had occurred, but that was just a lucky guess on my part and I don’t think it indicates that the mystery was flawed. I was still engaged until the very end because I had no idea that my suspicions were correct. Of course, when the solution was finally revealed, I did proceed to pat myself on the back and a gave myself a couple of well dones.

Overall, I had a lot of fun reading this. I am sorry it took me so long to come to Agatha Christie’s work and I definitely plan to continue. I highly recommend this for mystery fans or people just looking for a well-written diversion when their knackered from the crap-filled drama of the everyday grind.

3.5 stars.
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Sep 11, 2008 Suvi rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: novels, _book-shelf, _great-britain, _africa, crime-mystery, 1900-1939

I should have known I like Christie because her stories are just simply wonderful old-fashioned crime puzzles that make you turn the pages and sigh when everything's finished. There's not much action or focusing to the crime solver's personal life which is fantastic and in a lot of ways works better than the plots of formulaic contemporary crime novels. Also, the time in which the murders are set is part of the appeal to me. For a long time I've adored the tv movies because you could actually se...more

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Nov 03, 2012 3houd rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Death on the Nile has to be one of my favourite books by Agatha Christie. I've read most of her books and I never get tiered of re-reading them :)
There's something specially dark about this book and I happen to like it.
As usual the characters are multi-dimensional and quite weird and scandalous lol. EVERYONE has a motive and an opportunity, anyone could've done it but I can never guess the right person with Agatha :)

Very enjoyable and highly recommended.

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Mar 12, 2010 Clarice rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-suspense

It is obviously quite difficult to review a book that has been commented upon so many times, and it is therefore challenging to come up with anything new that hasn't already been said or written by others before. Nevertheless, here is my opinion on "Death on the Nile": If you like murder mysteries and the quintessentially English "whodunnit", then this should certainly be a candidate on your "must-read" list. Christie's story is unputdownable and a perfectly crafted example of the genre. The aut...more It is obviously quite difficult to review a book that has been commented upon so many times, and it is therefore challenging to come up with anything new that hasn't already been said or written by others before. Nevertheless, here is my opinion on "Death on the Nile": If you like murder mysteries and the quintessentially English "whodunnit", then this should certainly be a candidate on your "must-read" list. Christie's story is unputdownable and a perfectly crafted example of the genre. The author introduces a myriad of characters, which is quite often a guarantee for confusing your readers. This is not the case with "Death on the Nile" and due to the author's skill you will remain on top of the story and its various sub-plots at all times. As with all murder mysteries, it pays to have your attention on details revealed throughout the story, but in "Death on the Nile" it is difficult to guess in advance, who really was the perpetrator of the three murders. In the end I had to rely on the guidance of the ingenious Hercule Poirot.

In this context I have to admit, how glad I am only to have watched snippets of the Hercule Poirot film adaptations, which enabled me to imagine a Poirot that was rather different from the character in the films. Above all, by reading the Poirot books you are not constantly bothered by Poirot's stylised French (sorry, Beligian-French)accent. Instead, you get a chance of improving your rudimentary language skills when Poirot throws in a few remarks in French here in there. The same applies to the Teutonic character, Dr Bessner. The different nationalities of the characters lend themselves very well to stereotyping and Christie seems to thrive on this throughout the book.
Another interesting aspect permeating the whole story was Christie's rather subtle mockery of the upperclass protagonists.

Reading the book in 2008, I was quite shocked by the extremely racist references about "wretched Negro children" and various other derogatory remarks about the natives. Perhaps, this should not come as a surprise, bearing in mind that another of Christie's stories was originally published under the title "Ten Little Indians", only to be renamed "Ten Little Niggers", which was scrapped again. The story is now titled "And Then There Were None", which obviously fits better with a post-colonial audience. Nonetheless, the book is so interesting, especially because we have to see it in its historical context.

Another downside for me was the superficial characterisation of the protagonists. This is naturally not Christie's fault (and as stated above, I think she has done a good job) but a generic problem of murder mysteries, especially when these often only span around 250 pages. I personally prefer the somewhat deeper psychological analysis of authors such as a Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell). This criticism, however, only derives from personal preference and does not touch upon the author's skill. Without mentioning any details, I also think that the ending lets the book down a bit.

All in all, "Death on the Nile" was a page-turner and an enjoyable weekend-read, even though the denoument is a trifle disappointing. I will refrain from going into detail about this, but it felt a little rushed and unsatisfying to my mind. Despite this, the story is worth a read, and I guarantee you will get sucked into it, provided murder mysteries are your preferred genre.(less)

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Jan 13, 2011 Paleomichi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: poirot, gialli

Mi piacciono molto i gialli, ma solo alcuni autori. Da adolesente avevo la fissa per Sherlock Holmes, ora continua a piacermi ma leggo anche Rex Stout e Ellery Queen.

Tendo a leggere gialli in momenti di stanchezza o stress, non azzecco mai l'assassino, ma ogni tanto noto qualche indizio interessante.

Agatha Christie non l'avevo mai letta fino a un paio di mesi fa. Anni fa iniziai un suo libro, dopo una prima parte in cui presentava un personaggio, ne mostrava molte sfaccettature, lo rendeva simpa...more

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Jan 13, 2009 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is is a classic Christie, along the lines of her best puzzle mysteries with a tricky plot (as opposed to the ones with the great characterization, like The Hollow). Although the characters aren’t too bad either, particularly the central triangle of the beautiful millionaire, Linnet Ridgeway, her best friend Jacqueline de Bellefort, and Jackie’s fiance, Simon Doyle, who Linnet steals for herself. Jackie cannot bear to lose Simon, and rather than bow out gracefully, begins to follow Simon and...more

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May 12, 2013 Mónica Silva rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Mais uma obra que me deixou rendida à escrita de Agatha Christie: fluída e maravilhosamente simples, ao mesmo tempo repleta de subtis indícios que constroem todo o mistério. Ambientada no exóticos cenários do Egito – um país pelo qual nutro um eterno fascínio –, esta estória deixou-me completamente envolvida. Ao virar de cada página dava por mim a analisar personagens, a colher pistas e a procurar motivos, tudo para tentar deslindar quem de...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Christine rated it 5 of 5 stars

Life has been good to Linnette Ridgeway. She is young, beautiful, rich and has great business sense. Used to getting her own way and taking whatever she wants in life, she has no qualms stealing her best friend's fiance and marrying him herself. Unfortunately, Jackie (Linnette's former friend), cannot forgive Linnette and Simon for their betrayal. She stalks them in public, follows them on their honeymoon, and is determined to ruin their good time. When Linnette is shot in the head, fellow boat...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Helen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, modern-mystery, period-fiction

This mystery pairs very nicely with Murder on the Orient Express because you have a group of people within a restricted environment, some with very definite antipathies and then a murder which matches those antipathies, but... the obvious people have absolute alibis so it must be someone else. Col. Race whom we met elsewhere doing secret government/military observations turns up on the river steamer looking for ...a murderer, but not our murderer. Who would want to murder such a beautiful young...more

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Oct 07, 2012 Andy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, poirot

Despite being one of the 'big' Poirot books, I've only just got round to reading it and have never seen any of the tv/film versions. So I came in fresh and loved it. True, while I pretty much love anything involving Poirot, some of the tales are more satisfying than others. This clearly satisfies.

We get a big book, rich in detail, with a large well fleshed-out cast and some real time spent with them before the first death occurs (in fact, not having read the back cover I wasn't entirely sure wh...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Maxime rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Being an avid Christie reader and a mystery stories lover I know that many people consider Death on the Nile one of the "big three" Christie novels - those are: Murder on the Orient Express, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and of course this one. With my personal favorite and bestseller "And Then They Were None" acting as the bastard child.

Before arguing whether this allegation is acceptable or not I will state that an average mystery reader or someone that has read just one or two novels by this au...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I suppose it’s not a terribly good idea to read a crime thriller when one already knows the outcome. Half the fun, after all, is in the surprise, or in discovering that one is as sensitive to the clues as the sleuth! I came to Death on the Nile for the first time in no need of clues because I already knew whodunit from watching an old movie with Peter Ustinov in the role of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s ace French, sorry, Belgian detective.

I’m not a huge fan of traditional crime fiction. The...more

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Nov 25, 2011 Edithcastro rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the first Agatha Christie book and it certainly won't be my last. The story was just fantastic. It's hard for me to write a review for this book without giving too many things away but I'll just say that the ending was quite suprising. I did not expect that at all, but somehow when Poirot explained it, it all seemed like the simplest thing in the world and I experienced that wonderful feeling of getting something.
The dialogue always flowed well and the pace of the book was always right....more

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Nov 18, 2011 Norman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After finished reading this novel, I am reminded of an old fable of a man buying land as far as he can walk. When the sun sets he cannot get back to where he started in the morning. He finally dies of thirst and regret.

I have been meaning to read this, as it is listed next to 'And Then There Were None' and 'Murder on the Orient Express'. I must say it starts rather differently from her previous novels, and it is quite refreshing to see Poirot out of stuffy London.

What do you do when you have eve...more

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Nov 16, 2011 02RebeccaH rated it 4 of 5 stars

The book starts off with the introduction to Linnet Ridgeway, rich, young, and beautiful. A duke has asked her to marry him, but she doesn't want to go through with it. Her best friend, Jacqueline Bellefort is about to marry a guy, Simon Doyle, who is strong and simple. Jackie proudly presents him to Linnet, and Simon, supposedly astounded by her beauty and charm, leaves Jackie to marry Linnet. On their honeymoon they go on a long cruise on the Nile, on a boat with many suspects and motives suc...more

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Jul 03, 2011 Sparrow added it · review of another edition

It's morally wrong to discuss the plot of any Agatha Christie book, so I will only analyze the first page. And the cover, which supports my theory that the illustrations on all Agatha Christie books are ugly. One is tempted to believe that Agatha herself supervised these monotonous drawings, so they wouldn't rival her writing.

This book was published in 1956 -- that's another subject I can discuss -- and was dedicated to Sybil Burnett, who sounds like a friend of Agatha's. At some point, Christie...more

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May 14, 2011 Book Concierge rated it 4 of 5 stars

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Audio book performed by David Suchet
4****

Christie is at her best in this mystery starring Hercule Poirot.

Linnett Ridgeway has everything – beauty, youth, intelligence and incredible wealth. When her dear friend Jacqueline de Bellefort asks her to please give her fiancé, Simon Doyle, a job so that they can get a start in life together, Linnett agrees. But a few months later it is Linnett and Simon who are on their honeymoon, though Jackie seems to turn up eve...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Mayday Maddie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Hercule Poirot strikes again with yet another page turner, mustache and string of ingenious Belgian/French phrases.

I am very proud of myself for successfully solving the case -- or rather figuring it out from Poirot's vague & mysterious observations and conversations. But still. It's fun to win. :)

I never really noticed how many political statements Agatha Christie includes... this text has a lot of attacks on society, particularly tourism, capitalism and despotism. It's no accident either;...more

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Sep 30, 2010 Megan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-on-audio, read-in-2010

This is the second Agatha Christie book I have read, the first being 'Murder on the Orient Express'. So that's all I have to compare this book to, so just be warned. Before I read 'Murder on the Orient Express' I already knew who the murderer was (thanks big brother who spoiled it for me when I was in elementary school). But for 'Death on the Nile' I had no clue on the 'who-done-it'. I was thoroughly disappointed in that half-way through the book I guessed correctly on who was the murderer (but...more

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Jul 27, 2010 Laurel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-year-of-agatha

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. (Spoilers ahead) Death on the Nile is one of Dame Agatha's most famous titles, probably because of the film version and also because it is so evocative--an "exotic" locale, a good mystery, etc. My copy has "Murder Most British" on the cover, which is absurd, really, since the book takes place on the...um, Nile. However, I can see their point: it's a classic Golden Age mystery from a British author, and the characters are mostly British. Dame Agatha had a way of taking British atmosphere with her...more (Spoilers ahead) Death on the Nile is one of Dame Agatha's most famous titles, probably because of the film version and also because it is so evocative--an "exotic" locale, a good mystery, etc. My copy has "Murder Most British" on the cover, which is absurd, really, since the book takes place on the...um, Nile. However, I can see their point: it's a classic Golden Age mystery from a British author, and the characters are mostly British. Dame Agatha had a way of taking British atmosphere with her even though, in fact, many of her books are set elsewhere.

Although the novel is famous, I don't actually consider it one of her best; I think many of her lesser-knowns are superior. This is Dame Agatha's version of Henry James' The Wings of the Dove, albeit with murder instead of cancer as the cause of death. It is exactly the same premise, though: penniless lovers with a rich female friend; the man pretends to love the rich friend and she genuinely falls for him; he marries her for her money, knowing she will die soon, and then he can be with his real love. James' version adds a TON of psychological depth, which makes Christie's look shallow in comparison--unfairly so, because brilliant puzzles were her goal, not psychological profundity, but there it is. James' novel was published at the turn of the century, and had certainly not been forgotten 30 years later when Death on the Nile appeared (in fact, it's not forgotten a hundred years later for those of us who love literature!). So, I simply can't be terribly impressed by the denouement, even though the atmosphere is pitch-perfect and reflects Christie's well-traveled knowledge of Egypt.

On the up side, we have both Poirot and Colonel Race, and it's a pleasure to see them working together...although the subplot explaining why Race is there feels like an unecessarily large red herring. I do like the character of Jacqueline and consider her a fine example of Christie's belief that everyone can do murder in the right circumstances. Jackie's right circumstances are to help her bumbling lover from botching the murder he is going to commit whether she likes it or not. That part fascinated me: I do think many otherwise non-homicidal people would be desperate to protect a loved one. She had my sympathy even though, of course, she had to die in the end (N.B. shooting oneself in the heart is hardly as painless, instantaneous, and non-messy as it's made out here, so I suppose Dame Agatha wanted Jackie to get off easy as well!). Overall, I would call the novel solid but not shining; it is a classic, after all, even if not as deservedly so as some of her other "murders abroad" (Murder in the Calais Coach, etc.)(less)

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Jul 09, 2010 Erik rated it 4 of 5 stars

My only foray into the world of Christie until just a few weeks ago was my having read Murder on the Orient Express a decade and a half ago upon my grandmother’s recommendation. (In another life, she would have been the perfect Miss Marple. This I swear.) But it wasn’t until the hilarious drawing-room murder spoof “The Unicorn and the Wasp” from the second season of the new Doctor Who – with Christie herself showing up in a clever plot developed around the real-life mystery of an 11-day black-ou...more

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Jul 03, 2010 Margaryta rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chapter-books, classics, favourite-books, detective, poirot

Oh. My. GOSH. I love Poirot - it is the greatest detective series there was probably ever written, of course right next to Sherlock Holmes.

I mostly watch the english series, and I have watched almost every single episode so I had begun to read the books slowly on some of the selected episodes. This was the first Hercule Poirot episode I had seen so I decided to pick up the book.

The ending had truly suprised me - I had not expected such a turn of events but it truly was worth reading. The book gi...more

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Jun 14, 2010 Kathrin Stacked'n'Painted rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've been a fan of Agatha Christie's mysteries for as long as I know about her mysteries, so I had to get this graphic novel when I saw it in the used book shop! And as soon as I was on the train that day, I started reading it. There was just nothing that could keep me from it - not even my then current book!

In Death on the Nile, Hercule Poirot is in Egypt for a vacation. While he is on a cruise on the Nile, a murder occurs and it is, of course, up to the master investigator to figure out who di...more

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Mar 24, 2010 maricar rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics, mystery-thriller, favorites, series, agatha-christie

Feels like the Orient Express all over again. But instead of being a shallow copy of the plot – a horrible thing for an author to do, yes? — Death on the Nile is more than able to stand up on its own in terms of its share of thrills, its healthy dose of the whodunit among a motley crew of characters, and even its sprinkling of romance.

It’s Poirot again at his finest.

No, really.

(And, may I say, so far as I have been able to tread among the Poirot Mysteries, the one at his most introspective and...more

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Nov 10, 2009 Christine rated it 5 of 5 stars

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie is a mystery of one of the richest women in England who is found dead one morning in her cabin on her honeymoon cruise in Egypt. More specifically, the Nile River. Christie engages many characters who may seem to have the motive and brains, but leaves the murderer/s in the shadows of suspicion. Hiding under a plan which could only be weaved together by a mastermind, the criminal/s are loose in the minds of Colonel Race, but not by the sharp detective, the gr...more

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Sep 07, 2009 El rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: early20th-centurylit

I don't know what it is about Agatha Christie that always leaves me feeling so "bleh", but there it is.

Linnet Doyle and her husband, Simon, honeymoon on the Nile. Simon used to be engaged to Linnet's best friend, Jacqueline, and being the best friend and all she comes along for the trip along with several other people, including the fantastic Hercule Poirot. Jacqueline plays quite the spurned lover, making the Doyles unhappy, and it becomes more suspicious when Simon gets shot and Linnet gets de...more

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Jun 08, 2010 Andrea Bowhill rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Death on the Nile is placed as one of my top five favorite Agatha Christie novels and its one of the worlds much loved. First read in my teens and read countless times since, this review was brought on from a recent question to myself,"Has any book ever inspired you to travel?" This book was it: Egypt for the history and to see the sights with my own eyes. Death on the Nile this wonderful little facsimile first edition hardback a perfect way to experience Agatha Christie with the original typese...more Death on the Nile is placed as one of my top five favorite Agatha Christie novels and its one of the worlds much loved. First read in my teens and read countless times since, this review was brought on from a recent question to myself,"Has any book ever inspired you to travel?" This book was it: Egypt for the history and to see the sights with my own eyes. Death on the Nile this wonderful little facsimile first edition hardback a perfect way to experience Agatha Christie with the original typesetting, format, book cover only two hundred and eighty-four pages it sets out to capture our imagination.

Its the 1930s from the opening pages Christie wastes no time by introducing us briefly to an array of eccentric characters but our first main focus would be on heiress Linnet Ridgeway. Linnet has it all beauty, brains and plenty of money, a deadly combination, others would say what she couldn't buy with cash she could buy with a smile. Twenty years old with both parents deceased her Inheritance of the Hartz millions came from her mothers side, from her father Melhuish Ridgeway his ruthless attitude on business matters. Linnet had charm and was the sensation of the moment, at the heart of all the gossip columns she'd been purposed to by Lord Windlesham and had recently arrived in the little village of Malton-under-Wode paying a steal of sixty-thousand for her new toy Wode Hall. Villagers speculated she'd bring more money to the area. In celebration of her own happiness Linnet had even bought a set of Pearls worth around another fifty-thousand.

The arrival of best friend Jacqueline (Jackie) de Bellefort who came from money but was now penniless was gushing about her true love, marriage plans and throws everything into a different perspective. Smart and country boyish Simon Doyle also broke after being laid off from the city but Jackie knew they would find a way to be together. Wode Hall was the answer, the idea was for Linnet to give him a job as lands agent, and if all went well in months to come they could get married and honeymoon in Egypt. Linnet makes a slight change to Jackie's plans and out of the blue Linnet marries penniless Simon Doyle then adds insult to Jackie's wounds they are to honeymoon in Egypt.

Belgian Detective Monsieur Hercule Poirot was taking his own vacation in Egypt, no ulterior motive but just to see the sights. A few days before the Nile trip on board the S.S. Karnak he meets all fellow passengers at the Cataract Hotel. Extraordinary bunch; an American socialite Miss Van Schuyler and her niece Cornelia Robson; Miss Schuyler's nurse Miss Bowers; a curious man named Mr. Ferguson; the archeologist Signor Richetti; the silent James Fanthorp; the Austrian Dr. Bessner; passionate novelist Salome Otterbourne and her daughter, Rosalie; Mrs. Allerton and her son, Tim; Linnet's American lawyer and trustee Andrew Pennington; Linnet's maid Louise Bourget and none other than Jacqueline de Bellefort who had been stalking the new honeymoon couple since they left England. By the time the trip begins Poirot realizes evil is everywhere and death is only the beginning!

Death on the Nile a marvellous book. What I love most the character building, this is where Christie plays, the characters supply comedy throughout and would make up the lighter part of the book. The English class system is firmly in place, again Christie shows form by her usage of language, over the course of the book these extraordinary characters grow with that language, the bold statements, showing the inner workings of their superficial worlds. On the darker side all the humor is balanced against a more serious element, Murder and here's where our minds are tested as she plots ever so tightly. Let us not forget Christie last ingredients a fantastic location, Egypt, a trip down the Nile, Christie captures the moment, almost everywhere you turn; there is a reference to death and the afterlife in Egyptian cultures, its history, its fascination, this book for me certainly has that winning combination.

So for the first time readers here's your chance to play Christie's psychology game, pitting your wits against the man with the little gray cells M. Hercule Poirot, for those all aboard we have now arrived at page 133. A plan is given of S.S Karnak Promenade Deck, diagram one shows the top deck with Saloon and numbered rooms, the second diagram shows numbered rooms and characters names who occupy them. For clues and extra information we continue to read on but watch those Red herrings, remember: any crime can be solved by simply placing the puzzle pieces correctly. Any moment before the end might be the important one, but to win you must answer all questions to all three murders before it is revealed; " Who commited it?" "How it was done?" "Motive/Why?" how us Christie fans envy you lot, Good Luck!

First published in 1937, its a classic that still works in modern day. Highly recommended.

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Jun 28, 2010 Elizabeth rated it 3 of 5 stars

dude. i almost totally figured it out. i am a GENIUS. either that or all that Monk and Psyche and Law and Order watching has finally paid off. i'm surprised the FBI or the CIA or NSA or some other watchdog police force hasn't hunted me down yet for all my uber circa 1930s detective skills. once they do i'll make BANK. yay me.

oh. and i say "almost" because yeah i knew who wanted the necklace but had the motive all wrong because of that ole detective story cliche "oh, well, here is a tid bit of in...more

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Oct 02, 2011 Peter rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow, a real tour-de-force for Agatha. The writing is definately a cut above many of her novels, and the story is rich in psychological aspects, tight plotting, vivid characterization, and an evocative setting.

Golden girl Linnet Doyle seems to have everything: looks, money, personality, business sense, and, as it turns out...enemies. After stealing her passionate school chum Jacqueline de Bellefort's handsome fiance, Simon, she heads out to Egypt for an exotic honeymoon. But Jackie is not a woman...more

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Feb 26, 2013 ABI rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: novels, mystery-crime

3 y media estrella.

El comienzo fue bastante lento, y yo, siendo una persona que detesta los chismes, el escuchar los temas de conversación de ciertos personajes era un tanto aburrido, por no decir irritante. Pero pasando todo aquello, fue satisfactorio el final (?). Al menos varias cosas que se dijeron dentro de esos chimes -algunas que noté y otras que no- fueron de relevancia. Además no es bueno juzgar a un libro por la estupidez de unos personajes, ya que aquella "estupidez" viene al caso (al...more

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Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, Devon, England, U.K., as the youngest of three. The Millers had two other children: Margaret Frary Miller (1879–1950), called Madge, who was eleven years Agatha's senior, and Louis Montant Miller (1880...more

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“It often seems to me that's all detective work is, wiping out your false starts and beginning again."
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.” — 26 people liked it

“Oh, I'm not afraid of death! What have I got to live for after all? I suppose you believe it's very wrong to kill a person who has injured you-even if they've taken away everything you had in the world?” — 16 people liked it

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