Death On The Nile.

Fontana, 1978-10-01. Late Impression 1978. Paperback. GD++/GD/ND. Box 30 SOFTBACK ""FILM TIE-IN,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 21st.* Date of Publication: 1978 (1937/56/60) * Publisher: Fontana Collins.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated stiff card covers showing Peter Ustinov as Poirot in front of the Sphinx. Black & white titles to face and black titles to lightly creased spine strip. Slight lean to spine with minimal shelf wear at tail. Light creases to front cover. GD.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, some tanning. Some age darkening and marks to edges especially to top & fore edge. No other visible faults to pages. GD++ * Illustrations: None.* Pages: 222 pp. text. ii pp. ads at rear.* Description: ""Death on The Nile"" was first published in the UK as a book in 1937 by Collins Crime Club. While on holiday in Cairo, Hercule Poirot is approached by successful socialite Linnet Doyle. She requests his help in deterring her friend Jacqueline de Bellefort from hounding and stalking her. She sets off to tour the Nile to escape but finds her friend is on board with her boyfriend. There is an accident while visiting an ancient temple, a shooting during which Linnets boyfriend is injured and later that night Linnet is killed. Poirot?s investigation is complicated by the large number of suspects who are on the boat and who seem not to have alibis. This is a complex story and one in which Poirot?s denouement is made in front of all the other players, something which becomes one of his trademarks. The cover of this edition shows a still from the feature film starring Peter Ustinov.* This is a NEAR GD++ late impression copy thus, with some age & wear reducing it to GD.* 0