

She wants to commission him to deter her former friend Jacqueline de Bellefort from hounding and stalking her. While on holiday in Aswan to board the steamer Karnak, set to tour along the Nile River from Shellal to Wadi Halfa, Hercule Poirot is approached by successful socialite Linnet Doyle née Ridgeway. The novel is unrelated to Christie's earlier short story of the same name, which featured Parker Pyne as the detective. The action takes place in Egypt, mostly on the River Nile. The book features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. But why?Īnd then while they are on a trip, someone murders Linnet, but it’s not Jacqueline because she has her alibi and proof that she is not the murderer.Death on the Nile is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 1 November 1937 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. Linnet is aware that Jacqueline is trying to avenge her. We get to know Jacqueline is stalking Linnet and her husband Simon everywhere they go and there is this tension between them. While Linnet is on honeymoon with her husband Simon on the Cruise going to Egypt, Jacqueline is also shockingly present on the same cruise. The story revolves around Linnet and her old friend now enemy Jacqueline. The book opening is from the talks around Linnet Ridgeway and how the spectators are in awe while some are jealous of how fortunate she is. With him, there are several characters and the most important one is Linnet Ridgeway. Hercule Poirot is a detective who is on a vacation on a cruise that is going to Egypt. Since I have not explored the mystery fiction genre a lot I enjoyed this book.ĭid a bit of research and found out that 2 characters are often noticed in Agatha Christie’s books and one of them was present in this book too. Reading Death on The Nile By Agatha Christie.
