Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Title: Death on the Nile

Author: Agatha Christie (English, 1890-1976)
Originally published: 1937

Page count: 214

Dates read: 4/23/23-5/2/23

2023 book goal progress: 9 out of 23

April Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub 

Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals HERE.




Description on back of book:
The Scene: An exotic cruise in the land of the ancient Pharaohs.

The Victim: She made such a lovely bride. Alas, a tiny bullet interrupted what seemed to be the perfect honeymoon.

The Suspects: The boat was crawling with them, including the ex-fiance of the groom and the groom himself who has a couple million motives ($) motives for murder.

First sentence:
"Linnet Ridgeway! That's her!"

CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 6.4/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters      - 6
Atmosphere   - 5
Writing Style - 7
Plot                - 7
Intrigue          - 8
Logic             - 6
Enjoyment     - 6
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Review:

This is a Hercule Poirot novel and I had high hopes. Unfortunately, this story moved very slowly. There were so many characters, I had to take notes to keep them straight. Poirot also asked a lot of leading questions and occasionally spoke French, which annoyed me. I also had a suspicion of who it was all along and I was correct. It's always a boost to feel clever and solve the mystery, but I prefer being surprised with an unexpected twist. To be fair, there is a big twist in the end, but I guess I've read so many mysteries that I can read between the lines. I suggest Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd over this one.

Book to movie review:

I'd say the movie is better than the book, but the movie is pretty mediocre.

Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Agatha Christie have the last words:

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