Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

Agatha Christie

Overview

<p>Product Description <br />\n“A top-notch literary brainteaser.” –New York Times<br />\nSoon 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 February 11, 2022!<br />\nIn this special hardcover edition, beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries.<br />\nThe 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.<br />\nHercule 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.<br />\nA sweeping mystery of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Death on the Nile is one of Christie’s most legendary and timeless works.<br />\n“Death on the Nile is perfect.” —The Guardian<br />\n Review <br />\n“<br />\nDeath on the Nile is perfect.” --<br />\nThe Guardian (UK)\\n“One of her best. . . . First rate entertainment.” --<br />\nKirkus Reviews\\n“The main alibi is of the first brilliance . . . the descriptive work hits, as it were, the Nile on the head.” --<br />\nThe Observer (UK)\\n“The construction is flawless.” --<br />\nDaily Mail (UK)\\n“I read everything by Agatha Christie.”<br />\n --<br />\nGillian Flynn, <br />\nNew York Times bestselling author of<br />\nGone Girl\\n“It’s tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let it go at that, but the world’s had plenty of geniuses. Agatha Christie is something special.” --<br />\nLawrence Block,<br />\nNew York Times bestselling author\\n“Must be read twice, once for enjoyment and once to see how the wheels go round.” --<br />\nThe Times (UK)\\n“Agatha Christie’s indelibly etched characters have entertained millions across the years and a love of her work has brought together generations of readers—a singular achievement for any author and an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape.” --<br />\nJacqueline Winspear,<br />\nNew York Time<br />\ns bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novels\\n“Any mystery writer who wants to learn how to plot should spend a few days reading Agatha Christie. She’ll show you everything you want to know.” --<br />\nDonna Leon,<br />\nNew York Times bestselling author of the Commissario Brunetti novels\\n“A peach of a case for Poirot. I take my hat off to the author for as ingenious an alibi as can well be imagined.” --<br />\nSunday Times (UK)<br />\n About the Author <br />\nAgatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.</p>

Details
William Morrow
9780063015708
Hardcover
2020
EN
352 pages
***

Organize your reading life.

Track all your reads in one place. Reads, plans, goals, and notes.