Death on the Nile (Poirot)
Picture the sun-drenched waters of the Nile, a luxury cruise, the gentle rhythm of the river. It's an idyllic scene, until it isn't. When Linnet Ridgeway, a young and wealthy beauty who seemingly had the world at her feet, is found shot through the head, the mood shifts completely. What was peaceful becomes sinister in an instant. Hercule Poirot happens to be aboard, and he finds himself with no shortage of suspects. He recalls, with some unease, a fellow passenger's earlier outburst: a chilling declaration about pressing a pistol to Linnet's head. Damning words. But in this sun-scorched, atmospheric setting, appearances are reliably deceptive, and almost nothing holds up under scrutiny. Christie constructs her plot with characteristic precision, layering motive upon motive until the whole thing feels dizzyingly complex. The Egyptian backdrop gives the story a vividness and warmth that sets it apart from her drawing-room mysteries, lending the whole affair an air of the exotic without ever losing that sharp, cool intelligence at its core. It's Poirot at his most watchful, and Christie at her most transporting.
- Author: Agatha Christie
- Publisher: Harper Collins
- Genre: Mystery
- ISBN: 978-0007527557
- Pages: 373 pages