sleeping murders by agatha christie summary

There’s also a graphic novel, which first came out in French but is available in English now. I fear I am not their target audience and this Nile cruise ship has sailed for me, I’m afraid.

There is the inevitable video game and my inevitable confession that I’m awful at it and can’t really understand the purpose of it. I will, however, just mention some of the other notable adaptations. I took the view for this piece that it was far more productive to focus on the three main films of this book as there is so much to compare in these very different interpretations. Unbelievably, I am not old enough to have seen any of these productions. It was also performed under the title Hidden Horizons in Dundee in 1944. Agatha Christie did adapt the novel into a stage play herself and it was performed in the West End in the forties under the title Murder on the Nile, and also on Broadway. So, apologies if you were in your local production and I have failed to mention it. I’m not going to analyse every single adaptation of Death on the Nile that there has ever been. The question is, however, how far is too far when adaptations change key elements of the book? It is hotly debated, particularly where Hercule Poirot is concerned and this most recent version of him. After all, why tinker with perfection? But, as we saw with the most recent adaptation of And Then There Were None, sometimes those changes can produce a new, vibrant take on the book which shines fresh light on the plot and characters. Purists can be passionate about their opinions on liberties taken with the original text. It’s a controversial area though, there is no doubt. There is no point in repeating the same film or TV episode over and over. There have been mixed reviews and the predictable horror and dismay amongst Agatha fans that there have been changes from the book.

The screen play is by Michael Green and with Branagh directing as well as starring. However, his second outing as Hercule is even more audacious. Kenneth Branagh had already started to take Poirot in a new direction with Murder on the Orient Express. I didn’t want to write a knee jerk reaction to what is a very different interpretation of the book to the one I was expecting. I have delayed writing about the various adaptations of Death on the Nile for the simple fact that I had to give myself time to think about the newest film.

I would urge you to read the book anyway, simply because it’s one of the best crime novels ever written with a denouement to die for! So apologies, there may be some spoilers ahead. Y first time readers of this fabulous book.

Sleeping murders by agatha christie summary