Death on the Nile
About this book
The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway ( Linnet Doyle) had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, rich 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 in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed...
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 321810 readers · 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Challenging
What order should I read the canon of Hercule Poirot series?
Read Death on the Nile first, then follow the publication order above — The Hollow, then The Mysterious Affair at Styles, then Murder on the Links, then The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, then The Big Four, then The Mystery of the Blue Train, then Peril at End House, then Lord Edgware Dies.
How long does it take to read Death on the Nile?
About ≈ 4 h 47 m — 258 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Death on the Nile?
258 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Death on the Nile?
It sits on the Travel, Historical Fiction, Romance shelves.
Has Death on the Nile been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Death on the Nile (2022), Death on the Nile (1979).
Is Death on the Nile in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Death on the Nile?
The main characters include Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Jacqueline de Bellefort, Tim Allerson, Mrs. Allerson.
Where does Death on the Nile take place?
It is set in Egypt, Egipto, England during 20th Century - 1930s, Xiandai.
Who wrote Death on the Nile?
Agatha Christie.
canon of Hercule Poirot — reading order
- → Death on the Nile (1937) you are here
- 1 The Hollow
- 2 The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
- 3 Murder on the Links (1923)
- 4 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
- 5 The Big Four (1927)
- 6 The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
- 7 Peril at End House (1932)
- 8 Lord Edgware Dies (1933)