Hercule Poirot is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous creations. Her Belgian detective has appeared in more than 30 novels and has famously been portrayed by David Suchet and Kenneth Branagh in films and TV. Our Classic Book Discussion Group will read and discuss Christie’s Death on the Nile for their meeting in August 2026.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, 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 under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.
A sweeping mystery of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Death on the Nile is one of Christie’s most legendary and timeless works.
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Copies of Death on the Nile can be picked up from the Book Discussion Shelf on our first floor. You can also download a copy of Death on the Nile through Overdrive/Libby as an ebook or an audiobook.
An in-person discussion of Death on the Nile will be held at the library on Thursday, August 27, at 6:00 PM. No registration is required to attend.
Published on August 4, 2026.
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