Death on the Nile
A special trade edition of the #1 bestselling author's all-time masterpiece.Inspired by the author's exotic journey aboard the Nile steamer Karnak when she was in her teens, this immensely popular, multi-suspect, multi-motive murder mystery--made into an all-star hit motion picture--remains not...
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A special trade edition of the #1 bestselling author's all-time masterpiece.Inspired by the author's exotic journey aboard the Nile steamer Karnak when she was in her teens, this immensely popular, multi-suspect, multi-motive murder mystery--made into an all-star hit motion picture--remains not only a perennial favorite among Christie's readers, but the author's personal favorite as well."You have a right to expect great things from Christie, and you will not be disappointed." --New York Times Book Review"Trust Agatha Christie to turn out the rightest and generally slickest mystery currently at hand. Once more she makes most of her rivals look a bit silly with her skill in every department of the puzzler's act--or is it a science?" --New York Herald Tribune"A plethora of action...handled with customary Christie expertise." --Saturday Review of Literature"Provides Christie with the best opportunities for displaying her own skill." --Manchester Guardian Stunning new package and format, designed to attract a whole new audience to the undisputed Queen of Crime. Deluxe trade edition of the classic Christie title.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425174418 (0425174417)
Publish date: June 1st 2000
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Murder Mystery,
Egypt
Series: Hercule Poirot (#17)
I mean, honestly, what can I say? This is, to me, a near perfect Christie. It's a Poirot, which are generally my favorites. Agatha mines her knowledge of exotic travel settings to excellent effect when she sends her characters down the Nile on the Karnak. The personalities are well drawn, and it ...
Well, this one left me reeling in the best way. I think I was out of breath at the end! So here are some final thoughts: 1. I like the fact that the murder didn't happen until halfway through the novel. When it happens at the start of a book, we never really get to know the deceased except for hea...
Für Detektiv Hercule Poirot sind Ferien am Nil angesagt, doch zu erholsamen Stunden kommt es nicht. Denn auch die allseits begehrte Millionärin Linnet Ridgeway hat sich den Ausgang ihrer Flitterwochen sicher nicht mit dem eigenen Tod vorgestellt.Es handelt sich hierbei um einen der bekanntesten Krim...
Whew, I didn´t expect this book to be that much of a struggle. I was bored senseless by the first half of it, but I really liked the second half. In the end I´m glad that I have finished it, but it´s definitely not going to be my favorite Poirot novel. My biggest problem with this book is that it´...
10/03/15 I don't know how I've gotten to this point in my reading and have never read AC (considering I went through a few year years of reading almost exclusively mysteries) But this will be my first because it is the one of the few my library had and the dust jacket claims Dame Agatha considered...
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