Death on the Nile vs Lord Edgware Dies: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Detectives privados, Poirot, Hercule Poirot, Novela, Private investigators, Mystery
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...…
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Lord Edgware Dies
Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead, but how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Death on the Nile has the widest readership — 321810 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Death on the Nile | Lord Edgware Dies | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (321810) | 3.9 (65552) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (625) | 3.8 (184) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (74) | 4.5 (209) |
Reception
| Death on the Nile | Lord Edgware Dies | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 321810 | 65552 |
| Editions | 187 | 113 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 180637 | 29536 |
| Pages | 258 | 226 |