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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

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leanne_miron's review against another edition

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mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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ariep's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this book! Poirot is my favorite character of Agatha Christie's, and he was great in this story. Christie is a master of mystery, and I was blown away by her ability to construct such an interesting and intricate story. I loved the way she wrapped up the mystery, I never would have guessed! I highly recommend the read.

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lily1304's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Just like with Murder on the Orient Express, I tried SO hard to figure it out - took notes, reread practically the whole book. And it turned out my main theory was RIGHT and it was SO deeply satisfying!!!

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jrjohnson1408's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lqne's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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aharper's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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what_heather_loves's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"'...And now, you come to add another complication. You tell me that there is a man in the Karnak who kills...I am afraid, my friend. I am afraid...Today I advised this lady, Madame Doyle, to go away with her husband to Khartoum, not to return on this boat. But they would not agree. I pray to Heaven that we may arrive at Shellal without catastrophe.'.'Aren't you taking rather a gloomy view?' Poirot shook his head. 'I am afraid,' he said simply. 'Yes, I Hercule Poirot, am afraid...'"

1937 and a group of wealthy European and American travellers board the Karnak, a steamer cruising the River Nile in Egypt, Africa. One of those tourists is private detective Hercule Poirot and his friend Captain Race and other guests include honeymooners, Simon and his new wife, glamorous and wealthy Linette Doyle. In the dry heat the passengers get to know one another, but soon one of them is found dead, shot. Will Poirot find the culprit before the reach their next stop?

As Christie's introduction says, she wanted to capture the setting of a Nile Steamer, having travelled in them herself and this is the backdrop to this locked room mystery. It reminded my of Murder On The Orient Express, in terms of the mixture of characters unknown to one another and of course the inability to escape! As expected with a Christie novel, very few of the passengers are who they apear to be, there are plenty of red herrings and Poirot will always work it out. It perhaps starts slow, introducing the characters and their own settings before they travel, but once on board, and particularly after the murder (which is quite a way into the book), the pace picks up as Poirot and Race interview the suspects. Whilst I did guess the culprit early on, I am putting this down to having watched TV adaptations, because the complexity of the plot was definitely up to Christie's usual high standards. A thoroughly enjoyable, hot weather whodunit, which I read for #curiousaboutchristie22

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peterparkerslabpartner's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Why is this book so good!!!!! As soon as I thought Hercule had it all figured out something else happened and I was like “whaaattt!” Agatha Christie is such a good, fast paced writer, she keeps you on the edge of your seat all the time! 😍

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rusty_moonshadow's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Quite the book, as always Agatha Christie knows how to delivery a great murder mystery, I got a little bit lost with some of the characters, quite a lot of them, and the deaths were not as hard hitting, except for the first one, but I certainly enjoyed it.

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