Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

 Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, 288 pages

We read this for our book to movie club.  It's by Dame Agatha, enough said! I love everything by her.

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

 Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie-323 pages

I read this in 2020, so this was my second time reading it. We're doing this book/movie for the Book to Movie Club, so I wanted to re-read it. I liked it just as much the second time. I have renewed appreciation for Agatha Christie and her writing prowess. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. As is usually the case, I enjoyed the book much more than the movie, although the movie isn't bad. 

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie

 Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie-351 pages

I have previously read Murder on the Orient Express and I found it fascinating. I decided to read this for the movie tie-in challenge, but (obviously) I did not finish it in time. I found this just as fascinating as Murder on the Orient Express. I am not an avid mystery reader, but I do like Agatha Christie. In this Poirot mystery, a rich young heiress who recently married her best friend's former fiancé, is murdered aboard a cruise ship on the Nile River in Egypt. Two more passengers are murdered soon after. Throughout the story, many plausible suspects are considered. Other, less sinister, crimes are unearthed (such as Linnet Doyle's pearls being stolen). The story takes many twists and turns, but the ending is very satisfying and makes sense. I would highly recommend this, especially since there is a movie releasing soon. 

The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past & Present by Toby Wilkinson

The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past & Present by Toby Wilkinson --261 pages

The author is an Egyptologist who takes the reader on a sailing voyage down the Nile (from south to north) and illuminates many ancient treasures along the way. Some of the locations are overwhelmed with tourists, while others are more remote temples still somewhat isolated from the crowds of modern Egypt's tourist industry. The author took this journey in 2012 and comments on the recent political turmoil of the Arab Spring and ties recent events in with the historic patterns of Egyptian culture and how the Nile has held Egypt together. Anyone with an interest in ancient or contemporary Egypt will enjoy this journey.