Description:

Inspired by the author's exotic journey aboard the Nile steamer Karnak when she was in her teens, this immensely popular, multi-suspect, multi-motive murder mystery--made into an all-star hit motion picture--remains not only a perennial favorite among Christie's readers, but the author's personal favorite as well. "You have a right to expect great things from Christie, and you will not be disappointed." --*New York Times Book Review* "Trust Agatha Christie to turn out the rightest and generally slickest mystery currently at hand. Once more she makes most of her rivals look a bit silly with her skill in every department of the puzzler's act--or is it a science?" --*New York Herald Tribune* "A plethora of action...handled with customary Christie expertise." --*Saturday Review of Literature* "Provides Christie with the best opportunities for displaying her own skill." --*Manchester Guardian*