Death on the Nile vs Poirot Investigates: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Belgians, Poirot, Hercule Poirot, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Historical Fiction
Death on the Nile
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...…
1 film adaptation
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Poirot Investigates
in published order, the first 10 Christie mystery books featuring Poirot are: 1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 2) The Murder on the Links, 3) Poirot Investigates, 4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 5) The Big Four, 6)…
The verdict
- Readers rate Death on the Nile highest: Death on the Nile 4.1 · Poirot Investigates 3.9.
- Death on the Nile has the widest readership — 321810 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Death on the Nile | Poirot Investigates | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (321810) | 3.9 (78185) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (625) | 3.7 (182) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (74) | 4.5 (52) |
Reception
| Death on the Nile | Poirot Investigates | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 321810 | 78185 |
| Editions | 187 | 216 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 180637 | 43174 |
| Reading it now | — | 5997 |
| Written reviews | 23116 | 5008 |
| Wikipedia attention | 20211 | 5604 |
| Pages | 258 | 176 |