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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie reviewed by Ken Reiss
3/30/06 |
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A wealthy, young and single
American girl living in England on an estate she’s about to renovate sets the
stage. Her best friend comes to visit and brings her Fiancé along for a job. We
also meet the financial trustee for the estate, an author of sexy romance novels
and several others, including the great detective Hercule Poirot. They all come
together on a cruise down the Nile river. Of course, someone winds up dead, the
pearl necklace worth fifty thousand pounds is missing and it’s up to Poirot to
investigate. Characters from all over the globe are woven together into a plot
that turns and twist much more than the river it’s named for.
The book actually starts off a bit slowly, introducing the seemingly unrelated
cast of characters with no clear sequence of events. Once the plot begins to
develop, and the connection between the characters comes to light, it moves very
quickly and easily through the latter chapters. A very intricate puzzle with
motive, opportunity and unexpected revelations at every turn unfolds with every
chapter.
It’s hard to discuss Agatha Christie with anyone and not discuss “Death on the
Nile”. Even people who don’t consider themselves Christie fans know this book.
It’s the 17th in the Poirot series and highly recommended to fans. If you’re new
to Poirot, you might want to get a few of the earlier books in before this one
as some reference is made to previous cases.
David Suchet reads and provides a masterful range of voices that help keep the
characters straight. Suchet has played Poirot on the recent TV series and in
several made for TV movies and recent fans will find his performance quite
convincing as Poirot and very enjoyable to listen to. Fans of the TV series will
be easily convinced it is Poirot. Come along for the journey, mon ami.
About Ken Reiss - Ken is a long time
audiobook listener having little time to read but spending a lot of time
in the car. Mysteries, Old Time Radio and non fiction all occupy his
time, but a good detective story is by far the favorite. In addition to
audiobook reviews, he writes a monthly column for a popular electronics
magazine and reviews of communications equipment.
He has an MBA from Webster University in St. Louis where he teaches evening classes. He lives in the St. Louis area with his wife
and three dogs.
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