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| Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot) | 
| Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Berkley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 41729
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 432
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0425200469
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780425200469
ASIN: 0425200469
Publication Date: August 31, 2004
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 Better than Ackroyd. April 4, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I love watching those Hercule Poirot movies on The Biography Channel. One day I caught Death on the Nile. I was genuinely blown away by the ending. So, I decided to read the book. One thing I kept saying to myself was "I'm glad I know how this ends because I'm 100 pages in and nobody's dead yet." Usually someone dies by the first 40 pages in Christie's books. Of course, most of her books only clock in at less than 200 pages. Death, however, is over 300, but it's definitely one of her better ones. I would put it as her third best. I'm putting it ahead of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. But it's not better than And Then There Were None or Orient Express.
By the bye, catch the David Suchet Death on the Nile. It's a lot better than the Mia Farrow version which was a commercial release.
Ingenius. Ingenius. February 19, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Another book written so cleverly by Agatha Christie that it makes me think is a work of a genius. Not only is the title attractive already, the story is more grasping than Christie's other novels:
Young Linnett Ridgeway has everything one can dream of: beauty, brains, money. If she wants something,she'll get it. She doesn't even rest when her best friend Jaqueline de Bellefort brings her handsome fiance Simon Doyle in hopes for finding a job at Linnett's-- soon Simon and her newlywed Linnett are on their honeymoon in Egypt, stalked by an angry and jealous Jackie. A few days later, Linnett Ridgeway dies of a bullet through the head in her sleep-- a murder. Maybe Ridgeway's cold-hearted selfishness backfired... or not.
Because Jackie is soon backed with a strong alibi and everyone's trust that she did not murder her ex-best friend. So the mystery becomes almost unsolvable, with alibis and witnesses scattered all over the places like puzzle pieces waiting for Hercule Poirot and his little gray brain cells to return them to their right places.
The murder is structured in a way so unique you wouldn't figure it out-- typical Christie. This novel is my favorite yet out of all of the Hercule Poirot series because the ending is most resonable, and you go through that twice: once with Hercule Poirot, giving us his theories and the other time with the murderer, telling us his or her (I won't tell!) motive, plans and feelings through the whole thing. There's not only suspense in this thing, there's also romance and realistic thoughts and anger. In the end you don't just categorize the murderer as the villain or the bad guy, but someone with feelings too strong and lets killing get out of hand. Once again the unbreakable alibis were broken, things were sorted into the right places, and this is a must-read for everybody, a classic throughout the centries.
 no title January 16, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Well, I'd read this before, of course, when I read all of Christie's works in chronological order, and I remembered rightly "who done it". A good yarn with all the pieces fitting just so. And it actually mentioned The Mena House in Cairo where I have stayed. And a Nile cruise and Abu Simbel. Perhaps things have not changed so much there since Christie wrote this story. Very romantic and tragic.
 Great mystery but lacks good info on where the murder occurred September 15, 2005
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
A trip to Egypt, a cruise up the Nile and a visit to the Cataract Hotel in Aswan last year prompted me to read Agatha Christie's famous detective novel, "Death on the Nile." Apparently, the author wrote the novel while staying in the famous Cataract Hotel.
This is the first murder mystery by Christie that I have read. I was hoping for a little bit more detail and information about where the story took place - Egypt, the Nile, local culture and customs, and tourism in that region during the early part of the 20th century. However, the author barely touched on any of those topics throughout her story. Instead, she focused on character development, personal conflicts and relationship dynamics while planting clues as the story progressed into the who-done-it that she is famous for. Even though I enjoyed the pace and writing style of the book, I was a bit disappointed at the end having not learned a thing about Egypt. It's a good thing that I have been there to know where the story took place.
The Cataract Hotel is one of the most beautifully decorated and astonishingly architected buildings that I have ever seen. The ceilings seem to extend to the sky, whose primary function I assume is to act as a receptacle for the often unbearable heat that suffocates the area. It proudly stands on top of a giant hill overlooking the River Nile and a Genghis Khan Mausoleum that sits on the opposite bank of the river. This hotel is definitely one to be seen. For as astounding as it is, and the simple fact that Christie actually stayed there, it is very surprising that she neglected to describe its exquisiteness in this book.
Don't feel too bad for me Mr. Poirot March 28, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Since everyone else already re-wrote the story a million times let me tell you about this copy and David Suchet's performance. It's the best!
Agatha Christie's DEATH On THE NILE is hands down my favorite novel. I shudder to think how many times I have exactly read this book coupled with how many times I have listened to it on tape.
Filled with an array of characters and voiced superbly by David Suchet, this is the set to own. With over a dozen characters and each having a totally different personality the praise goes to David Suchet for giving each a voice that is easily recognizable as their own throughout the set.
He sarcastic and bitter communist Mr. Ferguson, to the passionate Jackie de Belleforte give the whole thing interest. My whole family loves it, and we are always finding ourselves quoting something from it. No matter how many times you listen to this you will never get bored with it. Over the years I have probably learned the thing by heart, but hey it's a good thing.
A must have for anyone who like the Christie novels or is a David Suchet fan. I know you will love it!
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