Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christieliterary work· published 1937
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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...
Adaptations (3)
Death on the Nile has been adapted 3 times, across film and television film, from 1978 to 2022.
Death on the Nile1978 · film · 140 min · dir. John Guillermin · IMDb ↗As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.
Death on the Nile2022 · film · 127 min · dir. Kenneth Branagh · IMDb ↗Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.
