Death on the Nile
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Chapter Book · 1937

Death on the Nile

By Agatha Christie

Book #18 in the Hercule Poirot series

A luxury cruise turns deadly. Can Poirot unravel the mystery under the Egyptian sun?

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333 pages
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On a serene Nile cruise, the glamorous Linnet Ridgeway is found murdered. Detective Hercule Poirot must navigate a web of jealousy and betrayal to uncover the truth. As tensions rise among the passengers, can Poirot solve the case before the killer strikes again? In the searing Egyptian heat, nothing is as it seems.

From the publisher

“A top-notch literary brainteaser.” -New York TimesSoon to be a major motion picture sequel to Murder on the Orient Express with a screenplay by Michael Green, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Gal Gadot–coming Feb 11, 2022!Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries.The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, 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 under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.A sweeping mystery of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Death on the Nile is one of Christie’s most legendary and timeless works.”Death on the Nile is perfect.” –The Guardian”One of her best. . . . First rate entertainment.” –Kirkus Reviews

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Format
Paperback
Pages
333
Audience
Adult
Lexile
660L
Themes & topics
Books about cultureBooks about EgyptBooks about law and crimeBooks about investigation
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.9
F&P level
~P
AR points
12
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
8864
Publication
Published
February 1, 2011
First published
November 1, 1937
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062073556

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