Death on the Nile

On a serene cruise down the Nile, the murder of wealthy and beautiful Linnet Ridgeway shatters the peace. Hercule Poirot, the renowned Belgian detective, finds himself aboard the steamer when the young heiress is found shot dead. A fellow passenger’s earlier threat - "I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger" - lingers in his mind. But in this exotic setting, nothing is straightforward.

As Poirot pieces together the intricate web of relationships and motives among the passengers, readers are drawn into a traditional detective story filled with deception and unexpected twists. Agatha Christie’s classic crime fiction explores family tensions, jealousy, and greed against the atmospheric backdrop of Egypt. This first volume in the Untitled series remains a timeless thriller that defines the genre.