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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
3.5
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A fairly decent Poirot whodunnit, but a little underwhelming considering the amount of praise it seems to have got. The first half or so was a bit hard to get through because it’s mainly just very slow paced character introduction and development, and to be honest I don’t think the slow burn really paid off, because I felt that while the final reveal was supposed to be shocking, it didn’t really land for me. Still though, a very cleverly concocted mystery by Agatha Christie—I guess that reading some of the most highly regarded Poirot novels first set my expectations too high.