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You also change your perspective of them and their motives the more you get to know them.

It has plenty of comforting stereotypical mystery characters, but not in a way that makes them feel boring or like caricatures. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has plenty of great characters, from the slightly incompetent other inspectors to the questionable butler to the somewhat greedy sister-in-law to the very nosey neighbor-type character. Great mystery TV shows or movies really thrive on three aspects: a great lead detective character, a thrilling mystery, and the cast of suspects. Dame Maggie Smith, who starred in the 1978 film, would also go on to star in Evil Under the Sun in 1982.Oliver Ford Davies and Daisy Beaumont in Agatha Christie's Poirot It Has Great Dubious Characters.The classic 1978 film adaptation was Peter Ustinov's first outing as the Belgian detective.The story contains references to other Christie works, namely The Mystery of the Blue Train, Murder in Mesopotamia and Murder on the Orient Express.

She returned to the country several times, including in 1933 when she journeyed up the Nile with Max Mallowan and her daughter, gaining inspiration for the novel.

Agatha Christie spent three months in Cairo as a debutant in 1910, attending dances and meeting new people.

The historical and geographical detail of the novel derived from Christie's various trips to Egypt.Death on the Nile is one of Agatha Christie's best-loved and most famous works.The play Murder on the Nile was published in 1946, nine years after the book was first released.

Agatha Christie adapted this story for the stage, naming it Murder on the Nile and removing Poirot's character completely (as she was known to do in theatre adaptations).

As we eagerly await the release of the 20th Century Studios film Death on the Nile starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot, we share a few facts about the story and its adaptations, as well as a long extract for readers to download and enjoy.