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Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie
My first exposure to this story was the (excellent) 1978 film, and when I read this years later I think I was expecting that story. This does follow the outline of the film (including who-dunnit), however some details are different and the humor is almost entirely absent. So in my mind, that film adaptation will always be the winner (if you want a faithful adaptation, see the BBC Poirot series with David Suchet.)
This is a Hercule Poirot mystery that reunites him with Colonel Race (who appears in 4 Christie books, 2 of which are solo outings without Poirot.) Recreating a bit of the atmosphere of [b:Murder on the Orient Express|853510|Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486131451l/853510._SY75_.jpg|2285570], an American heiress named Linnet Ridgeway Doyle takes a honeymoon cruise down the Nile on a boat full of enemies and winds up dead. Was it her new husband? His jilted fiance, who is also Linnet's former best friend? Her shady attorney? That anarchist guy? And in the meantime, the body count keeps rising. Stay tuned for the big reveal, in a genteel drawing room full of suspects in formal wear the way Christie likes to do it.
I want to take a moment to talk about the movie, just because it's one of my favorites. The all-star cast includes Peter Ustinov as Poirot (a role he would play several times but this was his first and best appearance), David Niven, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Jack Warden, Maggie Smith, and Bette Davis.
Bette. Davis.
Really, the whole cast is brilliant and is clearly having a ball:
This is a Hercule Poirot mystery that reunites him with Colonel Race (who appears in 4 Christie books, 2 of which are solo outings without Poirot.) Recreating a bit of the atmosphere of [b:Murder on the Orient Express|853510|Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486131451l/853510._SY75_.jpg|2285570], an American heiress named Linnet Ridgeway Doyle takes a honeymoon cruise down the Nile on a boat full of enemies and winds up dead. Was it her new husband? His jilted fiance, who is also Linnet's former best friend? Her shady attorney? That anarchist guy? And in the meantime, the body count keeps rising. Stay tuned for the big reveal, in a genteel drawing room full of suspects in formal wear the way Christie likes to do it.
I want to take a moment to talk about the movie, just because it's one of my favorites. The all-star cast includes Peter Ustinov as Poirot (a role he would play several times but this was his first and best appearance), David Niven, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Jack Warden, Maggie Smith, and Bette Davis.
Bette. Davis.
Really, the whole cast is brilliant and is clearly having a ball: