Death on the Nile
A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Readers rate it 4.0 (721 on Hardcover)
352 pages · Released 2020 · HarperCollins Publishers
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Death on the Nile is a classic detective mystery centered on a murder investigation, not graphic action. The violence is plot-driven rather than depicted; a woman is shot but the focus is on solving the crime through logic and observation. Themes include jealousy and betrayal, but the book rewards careful thinking, integrity, and justice. This is an excellent introduction to detective fiction for older children and teens.
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The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway ( Linnet Doyle) had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, rich and beautiful. A girl who had everything... until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd lik... The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway ( Linnet Doyle) had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, rich 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 in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed...
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- Belgians
- Fiction
- Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character)
- Private investigators
- English Detective and mystery stories
- murder
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Romance
- Poirot, Hercule (Personaje literario)
- Detectives privados
- Novela
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ISBN 9780063015708 · HarperCollins Publishers