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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
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Paperback, 214 pages
Published
1978
by Bantam Books
(first published November 1st 1937)
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Nov 23, 2017
Jeffrey Keeten
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”’What a lot of enemies you must make, Linnet.’
‘Enemies?’ Linnet looked surprised.
Joanna nodded and helped herself to a cigarette.
‘Enemies, my sweet. You’re so devastatingly efficient. And you’re so frightfully good at doing the right thing.’
Linnet laughed.
‘Why, I haven’t got an enemy in the world!’”
Linnet Doyle is on her honeymoon in Egypt with the husband she recently stole from one of her best friends. Not only is Linnet filthy rich, but also gorgeous, sophisticated, and charming. Some might ...more
‘Enemies?’ Linnet looked surprised.
Joanna nodded and helped herself to a cigarette.
‘Enemies, my sweet. You’re so devastatingly efficient. And you’re so frightfully good at doing the right thing.’
Linnet laughed.
‘Why, I haven’t got an enemy in the world!’”
Linnet Doyle is on her honeymoon in Egypt with the husband she recently stole from one of her best friends. Not only is Linnet filthy rich, but also gorgeous, sophisticated, and charming. Some might ...more
It is 1937 and Cairo is still considered a jewel of a city to rival Paris. The rich and famous flock there to enjoy her night life and cruise the Nile to see the pyramids. Such is the backdrop for Dame Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile starring Hercule Poirot. As in many of Poirot's cases, this mystery features a young heiress, multiple motives for murder, and criminals traveling under assumed names. All these facets add up to a fun, page turning whodunit.
Upon turning twenty one, Linnet Ridge ...more
Upon turning twenty one, Linnet Ridge ...more
Jan 18, 2019
Candi
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4.5 stars
"I like an audience, I must confess. I am vain, you see. I am puffed up with conceit. I like to say: ‘See how clever is Hercule Poirot!’"
Well, this confession from the renowned detective may very well be true, but I admit it is one of the reasons I love him so! He also has integrity and class… and a really swell mustache! Reading Agatha Christie’s Poirot stories never fail to entertain and to comfort. In my part of the country, we are bracing for a winter storm with heaps of snow and fr ...more
"I like an audience, I must confess. I am vain, you see. I am puffed up with conceit. I like to say: ‘See how clever is Hercule Poirot!’"
Well, this confession from the renowned detective may very well be true, but I admit it is one of the reasons I love him so! He also has integrity and class… and a really swell mustache! Reading Agatha Christie’s Poirot stories never fail to entertain and to comfort. In my part of the country, we are bracing for a winter storm with heaps of snow and fr ...more
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4+ out of 5 stars for Death on the Nile, a Hercule Poirot mystery published in 1937 by Agatha Christie. This is one of Christie's better mysteries, not because of the complexity in the mystery but due to the characters she creates. No one is who they appear to be on this ship, and they are all trapped together. It's nearly 100 years ago, so how could anyone get on or off the boat without the Captain or the rest of the staff in the know? (No, I'm not giving away a spoiler). Poirot ...more
4+ out of 5 stars for Death on the Nile, a Hercule Poirot mystery published in 1937 by Agatha Christie. This is one of Christie's better mysteries, not because of the complexity in the mystery but due to the characters she creates. No one is who they appear to be on this ship, and they are all trapped together. It's nearly 100 years ago, so how could anyone get on or off the boat without the Captain or the rest of the staff in the know? (No, I'm not giving away a spoiler). Poirot ...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 ...more
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
A friend told me who the murderer was, so I was not surprized when the killer was discovered.
I never talked to this friend again...
I never talked to this friend again...
Another vacation in an exotic locale, another murder to be solved by Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. I enjoyed Christie's Death on the Nile. Amid excursions to Abu Simbel and other ancient Egyptian sites, Poirot becomes acquainted with his fellow travelers. I liked how Christie used the locale and focused on a smaller set of characters (at least a smaller set than in Murder on the Orient Express) to get at a deeper familiarity of our suspects. Death on the Nile is a quick read and v
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One of my favorite Agatha Christie stories. I read this book, have watched the movie hundreds of times, but now I wanted to hear the audio. The BBC radio dramatizations are unique and take some getting used to. The first BBC adaptation I listened to, I did not care for it. There are a lot of people for the various characters, there are background noises, and music. But this one I really enjoyed. It feels like I'm listening to a play or movie.....without seeing anything.
The most fascinating part ...more
The most fascinating part ...more
This is only the second time that I read Death on the Nile. I remember the sublime subterfuge of the guilty party, but thought there were only two deaths in the book. In fact there are five deaths and the book has a quite hectic pace.
Hercule Poirot refers to previous cases once or twice. In Murder of the Orient Express he absolved the guilty completely. In Death on the Nile, he regrets bringing the murderer to justice, but carries out this task still.
The boat on the Nile houses many other charac ...more
Hercule Poirot refers to previous cases once or twice. In Murder of the Orient Express he absolved the guilty completely. In Death on the Nile, he regrets bringing the murderer to justice, but carries out this task still.
The boat on the Nile houses many other charac ...more
Choose Your Own Adventure!
You are a poor sap who loves an English rose, a jewel of society, a gateway to fortune and romance. Together you travel the exotic Nile, surrounded by jealousy and greed and yearned-for vengeance, each of your fellow passengers a bizarre and unsettling caricature, each one morbidly following your every move. Murder strikes – not once, not twice, but thrice! The situation becomes quite unbearable, and made worse by the attentions of a notorious Belgian muckraker. How do ...more
You are a poor sap who loves an English rose, a jewel of society, a gateway to fortune and romance. Together you travel the exotic Nile, surrounded by jealousy and greed and yearned-for vengeance, each of your fellow passengers a bizarre and unsettling caricature, each one morbidly following your every move. Murder strikes – not once, not twice, but thrice! The situation becomes quite unbearable, and made worse by the attentions of a notorious Belgian muckraker. How do ...more
Linnet Ridgeway was an extremely wealthy young woman who had everything she had ever wanted; everything everyone else would have liked – but she didn’t have love. So when she married Simon, who had been engaged to one of Linnet’s closest friends, there was a good deal of animosity. While on their honeymoon, they were on the S.S. Karnak, slowly cruising up the Nile River; stopping to view the pyramids and other exotic tourist destinations. They were accompanied by a varied group of people and amo
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ليس هناك جنس ادبي عندي يعلى على روايات أغاثا.♥♥
و في هذه رواية اذهلتني معها من خلال تتبع الشخصيات واختلاف طباعها و سيكولوجيتها
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رواية تحفر في الذاكرة و القلب خاصة النهاية.
ان اهم شئ نقوم به هو اختيار نجمنا.
فلو اتبعنا نجم زائفا كنجم هوى. سنسقط من هوة دون حتى ان ننتبه.. ...more
و في هذه رواية اذهلتني معها من خلال تتبع الشخصيات واختلاف طباعها و سيكولوجيتها
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رواية تحفر في الذاكرة و القلب خاصة النهاية.
ان اهم شئ نقوم به هو اختيار نجمنا.
فلو اتبعنا نجم زائفا كنجم هوى. سنسقط من هوة دون حتى ان ننتبه.. ...more
جيده جدا ..
افضل مافيها شخصياتها المختلفه و المكان الي حصلت فيه الجريمه ..
توقعت من بدايه الجريمه القاتل 🙄
افضل مافيها شخصياتها المختلفه و المكان الي حصلت فيه الجريمه ..
توقعت من بدايه الجريمه القاتل 🙄
#LCMuerteEnElNilo Este libro ha conseguido sacarme del bloqueo lector. La verdad es que me ha gustado tanto que me lo he leído en tres noches xD.
Para empezar quiero decir que ya me estoy acostumbrando al estilo de Ágatha Christie y no me sentí tan perdida cuando comencé esta novela. Es cierto que habiendo tantos personajes me cuesta un poco seguir el hilo pero cada vez me cuesta menos.
Una de las cosas que me han sorprendido de esta novela es que ha sido más lenta que las demás que he leído. Norm ...more
Para empezar quiero decir que ya me estoy acostumbrando al estilo de Ágatha Christie y no me sentí tan perdida cuando comencé esta novela. Es cierto que habiendo tantos personajes me cuesta un poco seguir el hilo pero cada vez me cuesta menos.
Una de las cosas que me han sorprendido de esta novela es que ha sido más lenta que las demás que he leído. Norm ...more
Nov 25, 2018
Dannii Elle
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Actual rating 4.5/5 stars.
This is my second time reading this infamous Christie novel. I have also seen a stage adaptation twice. However, despite my familiarity with this plot I seemed to have forgotten much of the compelling complications and conspiracies, and the captivating confusions and collusions, involved in this fascinating murder mystery. I found just as much to intrigue me, as during my first reading many years ago, even as the murderer was known to me and the central mystery already ...more
This is my second time reading this infamous Christie novel. I have also seen a stage adaptation twice. However, despite my familiarity with this plot I seemed to have forgotten much of the compelling complications and conspiracies, and the captivating confusions and collusions, involved in this fascinating murder mystery. I found just as much to intrigue me, as during my first reading many years ago, even as the murderer was known to me and the central mystery already ...more
This is a really good one from Christie. It has all the ingredients of a great story. I wish they had done this plot as a film instead of the too-many-times filmed 'Murder on the Orient Express'.
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.
أغاثا كريستي العبقريه
كنت اتوقع القاتل منذ البداية ولكن الاحداث كانت شيقه جدا
الاحداث غيرت مجري تفكيري وششكتني في توقعي للقاتل أكثر من مرة
ترتيب الاحداث اكثر من رائع .. جريمة قتل بتفاصيل دقيقه لا يقدر علي رؤيتها سوي المحقق الرائع هيركيول بوارو وخلاياه الرمادية الصغيره
تأخذنا هذه المره في رحلة رائعه في وادي النيل وتحديدا في اسوان مع الكثير من السياح يجمعهم مركب واحد كبير واحداث كثيرة مذهلة وممتعه جدا
كنت اتوقع القاتل منذ البداية ولكن الاحداث كانت شيقه جدا
الاحداث غيرت مجري تفكيري وششكتني في توقعي للقاتل أكثر من مرة
ترتيب الاحداث اكثر من رائع .. جريمة قتل بتفاصيل دقيقه لا يقدر علي رؤيتها سوي المحقق الرائع هيركيول بوارو وخلاياه الرمادية الصغيره
تأخذنا هذه المره في رحلة رائعه في وادي النيل وتحديدا في اسوان مع الكثير من السياح يجمعهم مركب واحد كبير واحداث كثيرة مذهلة وممتعه جدا
Aside from a few awkward (racist) sayings this book is as fresh and topical today as it was when it was written in 1937. I am sure I read this in the past but its plot had faded away probably replaced in my mind shanty by the theme song to the New Zoo Review which for some reason I can't get out of my head.
At any rate this book begins as many of Ms. Christie's do, setting the stage by introducing us the the victims and suspects. We have a ridiculously rich young American girl living in her newly ...more
At any rate this book begins as many of Ms. Christie's do, setting the stage by introducing us the the victims and suspects. We have a ridiculously rich young American girl living in her newly ...more
Mar 02, 2018
Veronique
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4.5*
“That is why most great love stories are tragedies.”
Agatha Christie mentioned in her autobiography how she had only known four completely successful, happy, marriages, which sheds some light in the matter and the focus in this book. Death on the Nile is one of her best known stories and with reason. Once more, we are offered a compelling and puzzling crime mystery, but not just this. No, we are also thrown into an amazing setting - Egypt - in all its splendour, giving the readers two means ...more
“That is why most great love stories are tragedies.”
Agatha Christie mentioned in her autobiography how she had only known four completely successful, happy, marriages, which sheds some light in the matter and the focus in this book. Death on the Nile is one of her best known stories and with reason. Once more, we are offered a compelling and puzzling crime mystery, but not just this. No, we are also thrown into an amazing setting - Egypt - in all its splendour, giving the readers two means ...more
در این داستان، پوآرو كه برای گذراندن تعطیلات به مصر سفر كرده، با زوجی آشنا میشود كه ماه عسل خود را در آنجا میگذرانند و معماهای داستانها از همينجا در ذهن شكل میگيرند. هر دو مرد با دهانی نیمهباز، چشمان ندید بدید خود را به دختری دوخته بودند که داشت جلو پستخانه از یک رولزرویس قرمز رنگ پیاده میشد. دختر، نرم و چابک، از اتومبیل بیرون آمد. کلاه بر سر نداشت و موهای طلاییاش به او جلوه خاصی میداد. پیراهنی بلند اندام ظریف و زیبایش را پوشانده بود. از حرکاتش معلوم بود دختر متکی به نفسی است. حضور چنین دختری، ب
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What I liked best about this one was the kindness and insight of Poirot, I think. You don't often see that emphasized in detective stories. It's what I've liked best about him in some of the other stories, too. I don't love interpretations of him that focus on only his foppishness and fastidiousness without balancing it out with the wisdom the character is capable of. When done right, it's a great study in how people have multiple dimensions, and multiple worthwhile dimensions, and dismissing th
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Reto Popsugar 2019 #1: libro que se convierte en pelicula el 2019--- bue... iba a ser estrenada una nueva pelicula en noviembre 2019, pero veo que ha sido aplazada al 2020.
4.5 greedy stars.
Love can be a very frightening thing."
"That is why most great love stories are tragedies."
La heredera Linnet Ridgeway lo tiene todo: belleza, dinero y encanto. Y segun ella ningún enemigo en el mundo. Claro, hasta que se casa con el novio de una de sus mejores amigas. Pero, asi es la vida, y parte de luna d ...more
4.5 greedy stars.
Love can be a very frightening thing."
"That is why most great love stories are tragedies."
La heredera Linnet Ridgeway lo tiene todo: belleza, dinero y encanto. Y segun ella ningún enemigo en el mundo. Claro, hasta que se casa con el novio de una de sus mejores amigas. Pero, asi es la vida, y parte de luna d ...more
زي ما قلت من الأول، لغز غريب جدا جدا، تقريبًا دي أول مرة أحدد من الأول هوية القاتل لكن
مفقدش استمتاعي، بالعكس أنا أفضّل الرواية دي على لغز روجر أكرويد.
بالنسبالي، كنت دخلت السنة اللي فاتت الفيلم اللي اتعمل عن لغز قطار الشرق السريع، و بعدين في آخر مشهد، قالوا إن فيه جزء تاني و هيبقى عن رواية موت فوق النيل، و كالعادة بحب دايمًا أقرأ العمل و بعدين أدخل الفيلم و أقارن، فا قولت لازم أقرأ الرواية قبل ما ينزل الجزء الجديد، بس متوقعتش إنها هتعجبني للدرجة دي، بالعكس، أنا حسيت إنها هتبقى عادية.
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I can see why people don't appreciate the Nile much equally to other famous Christie's novels: The Oriental Express or And Then There We're None, still I love the way the story unfold itself. The crime is also humanly touching, practical and realistic. There's also the elements such as atmosphere, the journey to the Nile, and old-fashioned who-dun-it crime scene in the transitional place (boat, and reminding of the old day's the train express) which can be variously interpreted, for such, the pl
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"'What a lot of enemies you must make, Linnet,'
'Enemies?' Linnet looked surprised.
'Enemies, my sweet. You're so devastatingly efficient.'
Linnet laughed.
'Why, I haven't got an enemy in the world.'"
Linnet Ridgeway has it all: money, youth, fame and beauty. What she does not have, she finds a way to get and usually succeeds. When her friend Jaqueline de Belleforte asks Linnet to give her fiance, Simon Doyle, a job Linnet does. However, she takes it a step further and steals Doyle away from Jaquelin ...more
'Enemies?' Linnet looked surprised.
'Enemies, my sweet. You're so devastatingly efficient.'
Linnet laughed.
'Why, I haven't got an enemy in the world.'"
Linnet Ridgeway has it all: money, youth, fame and beauty. What she does not have, she finds a way to get and usually succeeds. When her friend Jaqueline de Belleforte asks Linnet to give her fiance, Simon Doyle, a job Linnet does. However, she takes it a step further and steals Doyle away from Jaquelin ...more
Da mi je neko rekao da ću da pročitam Agatu Kristi i da ću joj dati 4 (dobro, slaba četvorka, ali ipak četvorka) zvezdice, ne bih verovala. Bez obzira na to što krimi romane/trilere inače ne preferiram nešto, ovaj stil mi je legao. Lako, čitljivo, zabavno, baš onako za opuštanje. Moram da kažem da utisak umanjuje taj momenat otkrića na kraju, samo iz razloga što inače ne volim taj rasplet kada jedan lik vidi otvorenu hemijsku na stolu i odjednom mu se povežu sve kockice u glavi, ali to ne umanju
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Re-read 01.09.2017 From 3 to 4 stars.
The first book I read from Christie was The Big Four (1927), but starting from that was a huge mistake, because it's vastly different from the usual Poirots. Luckily, Death on the Nile was next in line, and it confirmed once and for all that my time wouldn't be misspent reading Christie, just like it wasn't misspent watching the television adaptations for a long time before I moved on to her books.
The plot of Death on the Nile is the only one I can remember ...more
The first book I read from Christie was The Big Four (1927), but starting from that was a huge mistake, because it's vastly different from the usual Poirots. Luckily, Death on the Nile was next in line, and it confirmed once and for all that my time wouldn't be misspent reading Christie, just like it wasn't misspent watching the television adaptations for a long time before I moved on to her books.
The plot of Death on the Nile is the only one I can remember ...more
A typical Poirot mystery.
Rich heiress, impoverished friend, a couple of suitors, acquaintances with straightened circumstances.
Heiress snatches her impoverished friend's fiance and they are off on a honeymoon cruise over the Nile. The outraged jilted lady friend, Poirot, a couple old ladies, a couple of young ladies, a few mysterious men - are put together in the cruise.
What follows is a medley of intrigue, quarrel, theft, murder and mayhem.
Was an enjoyable read.
Rich heiress, impoverished friend, a couple of suitors, acquaintances with straightened circumstances.
Heiress snatches her impoverished friend's fiance and they are off on a honeymoon cruise over the Nile. The outraged jilted lady friend, Poirot, a couple old ladies, a couple of young ladies, a few mysterious men - are put together in the cruise.
What follows is a medley of intrigue, quarrel, theft, murder and mayhem.
Was an enjoyable read.
Какой прекрасный чтец Дэвид Суше! Какая прекрасная писательница Агата Кристи! Как прекрасно снова почувствовать себя десятилетней!
(Впрочем, другие книги Кристи тоже начитаны замечательно, как настоящий радиоспектакль, одно удовольствие слушать.)
(Впрочем, другие книги Кристи тоже начитаны замечательно, как настоящий радиоспектакль, одно удовольствие слушать.)
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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 Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in Romance. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in t ...more
Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in Romance. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in t ...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.”
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"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.”
“A man doesn't want to feel that a woman cares more for him than he cares for her. He doesn't want to feel owned, body and soul. It's that damned possessive attitude. This man is mine---he belongs to me! He wants to get away --- to get free. He wants to own his woman; he doesn't want her to own him.(Simon Boyle)”
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