Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie – book review

Agatha Christie is flavor of the season for me. Ever since I was done with “orient express” was waiting to start off on this one. Read in some review that they were similar themed and even the movies that were planned on them had connections. I could find the reference to the train one even in this book. But nevertheless, it was an interesting read to say the least. Somehow the familiarity of the writing or assumption based on context, have helped me overcome all those French and German dialogues that are strewn around. Story wise, it is similar as well. Instead of train, the murder(s) happen on a ship. Another similarity that I noted was with a different novel of hers itself – Endless nights. Plot wise they are almost same except for the location. In fact I had seen the movie before I read that book, for it was mentioned as one of the top ten horror/thriller movies of its time. Considering that so many novels and stories have been based out of the same setup, it felt a bit stale. Again, in all probability, this book would very well’ve been the first of its kind when released nearly a century back.
The amazing thing about this author is, considering that it is a murder mystery, her thought process in setting the scene – be it the victim, the mode or for the motive. It would’ve all been pioneering for her times and no wonder around all those adulations. Must’ve been one wicked mind of all times to conceive such concepts. This book however, I can easily figure out who the murderer was, for at least the main kill. It was marked repeatedly on the book as an easy option to guess, only challenge being the how part. Rest of the murders were tough as they could’ve been by anyone. The way Poirot goes about linking everyone on the ship is very interesting and makes one wonder whether the ship journey of Agatha happened immediately after Orient express. For such prejudiced and simple folks of that era, these stories sure set tongues wagging about their true nature.
For a change, next up is Sapiens Deus