Name: Death on the Nile
Rating: 3.970414201183432 (507 reviews)
ISBN: 9780553119220

Agatha Christie

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 this exotic setting nothing is ever quite what it seems...

Death on the Nile

Bárbara Borba

The thing with reading old books is that we think "I've read this kind of story many times before", and we have to remind ourselves that these are the ones that inspired all the others.

Agatha Christie’s most exotic murder mystery, with a striking new cover to tie in with the highly anticipated 2022 film adaptation.

Death on the Nile (Poirot)

I was fully entertained during the whole investigation and solution of the cases, but gosh, the whole setup was so slow, and I'll admit the similarities of some names it got a bit difficult to follow who was who.

The unexpected thing that I like was the romance aspect of this novel, like it is not at all the central ones, but it is the first time I was highly rooting for couples to happen.

4.25 🌟 

I was fully entertained during the whole investigation and solution of the cases, but gosh, the whole setup was so slow, and I'll admit the similarities of some names it got a bit difficult to follow who was who.

The unexpected thing that I like was the romance aspect of this novel, like it is not at all the central ones, but it is the first time I was highly rooting for couples to happen.

I seem to read Agatha Christie most in the summer. Continue to enjoy these…what a mind!

Sarah Erle

Death In The Clouds A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Patrick Book

When a murder occurs aboard a Nile steamer, the passengers find themselves in a state of panic and emotional conflict.

Louisa

To keep in mind i) two previous Poirot mysteries are minorly spoiled in this book (Murder on the Orient Express and and Lord Edgware Dies ) ii) the polarity of the pacing between the first and second half of the book: the first half's leisurely-paced presentation of the characters switches to a dizzyingly fast-paced second-half where the crime and its resolution take place.

Sarah Sammis

I've read this one enough times I can sing along with it but it's still entertaining.

Christine

I don't remember rating this 5* but I'll keep it ... 

Mrs. Allerton shivered. "Love can be a very frightening thing."
"That is why most great love stories are tragedies..."

Macy Johnson

I'd never read an Agatha Christie before but I LOVED this and now I need to read more!!! Made my mom read it too hahahaha [she loved it too :') ]

Likes:
-Hercule Poirot is so charming!! 
-She uses so many good words! This queen knows the English language well, as I'd expect from the author who is only outsold by Shakespeare and the Bible lol.
-All of the characters were so interesting! Especially enjoyed Jacqueline, Tim, Mrs. Allerton, and Mrs. Otterbourne.
-I did NOT guess this ending omg.
-the part at the end w/ Tim and Hercule.
-um the parts about Mrs. Otterbourne's novels??? 
-The very last scene?? I-
-The setting was very cool.

There honestly wasn't anything I particularly disliked.

Death in the Clouds

It had been far too long, so I had to throw in another Hercule Poirot. This is number 12 in the series.

This mystery starts with a murder on an airplane. An old money lender is seemingly struck with a poison dart and dies instantaneously, not being discovered until the end of the flight. M. Poirot, who does not do well in planes, was trying to sleep through the indigestion.

This wasn’t my favorite, I’ll be honest. It technically happens on a flight from France to England, and yet the people involved keep running into each other even though some of them aren’t even from the same country? It just seemed to fit together too neatly for me. After the inquest they were all allowed to go wherever they pleased and yet it kept happening?

Poirot is up to his usual antics, which is of course why I read these, but it did feel like she simply made up the ending. The clues and hints were simply not there for me. I like being surprised, and I like twists, but I do prefer when the information presented at least COULD point to what is true. And I felt as if it didn’t. For me that’s mostly what was lacking.

Personally still a 3/5* for me. I look forward to number 13, as it’s the ABC Murders…

C. J. Daley 

It had been far too long, so I had to throw in another Hercule Poirot. This is number 12 in the series.

This mystery starts with a murder on an airplane. An old money lender is seemingly struck with a poison dart and dies instantaneously, not being discovered until the end of the flight. M. Poirot, who does not do well in planes, was trying to sleep through the indigestion.

This wasn’t my favorite, I’ll be honest. It technically happens on a flight from France to England, and yet the people involved keep running into each other even though some of them aren’t even from the same country? It just seemed to fit together too neatly for me. After the inquest they were all allowed to go wherever they pleased and yet it kept happening?

Poirot is up to his usual antics, which is of course why I read these, but it did feel like she simply made up the ending. The clues and hints were simply not there for me. I like being surprised, and I like twists, but I do prefer when the information presented at least COULD point to what is true. And I felt as if it didn’t. For me that’s mostly what was lacking.

Personally still a 3/5* for me. I look forward to number 13, as it’s the ABC Murders…

Death On The Nile A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Wynter

Ha! I totally guessed whodunnit. This is one of the most famous Poirot novels, and I thought for sure it would give me the run for my money, but alas. A young heiress is murdered on a cruise down the Nile river, which triggers a series of crimes and deceptions. Luckily Poirot decides to vacation in Egypt...

A murder is committed on an airplane. It seems the number of suspects is set, and it is now up to the ever-present Poirot to measure his little grey cells against those of the clever perpetrator. A fun mystery novel, as usual, but I miss Hastings so much. When is he going to be back from Argentina?

I loved it! So thrilling and mysterious. I enjoyed being able to guess who I thought was the murderer. The only reason for the lose of one star was because of language. There were more swear words then I expected which I don’t prefer in the books I read but I have seen much worse. 

Moriah Howard

Matthew Royal

We can't wait to watch the movie! There are moments of pure chemistry in this book between the characters, although things didn't end up entirely how we thought they would. Several subplots were a bit unbelievable, but overall a great audiobook for multiple weekend car trips.

Death on the Nile

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