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In Death On The Nile, Hercule Poirot finds himself in the midst of another impossible crime and this time, it is while he is holidaying in Africa. Summary Of The Book Death On The Nile by Agatha Christie deals with the eccentric but brilliant Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot and his encounter with murder while on a cruise in Africa. A keen observer, Poirot, spots a young couple, Jacqueline de Bellefort or Jackie and her fiancé, Simon Doyle, one evening in London. However, things are not as happy as it seems for the young couple. As the novel progresses, Doyle is seen engaged to the rich heiress, Linnet Ridgeway. While on their honeymoon cruise to Egypt, Poirot finds himself caught up in the drama between this newly married couple and the scorned lover, Jackie. As the novel progresses, Jackie obsessively stalks the Doyles and a series of unfortunate accidents occur that almost kills Linnet. Poirot tries to warn the young couple against Jackie’s murderous obsession to gain Simon back, but the warning comes too late as Linnet is found dead one night on the boat. The detective sets out to find out the real perpetrator. While all the clues point to Simon and Jackie, both have solid alibis, making it almost impossible for Poirot to crack the case. In 1978, this novel was adapted into a successful film version of the same name. This novel has also been converted into an episode for the television series, Agatha Christie’s Poirot. About Agatha Christie Agatha Christie was an English crime fiction writer. Her published works include 15 short stories and 66 novels which include Death On The Nile, And Then There Were None, The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, and The Mysterious Affair At Styles. She has also been credited with one of the most successful modern English plays, The Mousetrap. She had written various short stories, novels, and plays featuring some of the most famous detective figures such as Hercule Poirot, Tommy and Tuppence, and Miss Marple. Her novels have sold over four billion copies all over the world. They have also been translated extensively in over hundred languages. Born as Mary Westmacott on the 15th of September, 1890, she worked at a hospital during World War I. She eventually settled in London with her family. It was after the publication of her first novel in 1920 that she was recognized as a literary genius.