Hercule Poirot's Murder

A murder detective seeks to enforce justice and bring closure to a mystery by striving to analyze every piece of information, essentially creating a battle between him and the not-yet-known killer. In Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot faces the challenge of uncovering the murder of socialite Linnet Ridgeway despite the numerous troubles placed in his way and in the way of the truth. Despite the killers’ meticulous plan, Hercule Poirot eventually uncovers the mystery of Linnet’s murder, committed by Simon Doyle, her husband, and Jacqueline, her former best friend, who in love and wanted to pursue a better life by using Linnet’s money. Following the murder of wealthy Linnet Ridgeway, Hercule Poirot becomes determined to …show more content…
Even though she was outside that night, she denied seeing anyone go into Linnet’s room. The morning after Poirot’s realization about Miss Otterbourne, Louise, Linnet’s maid, is found dead in her room, since she was stabbed in the heart. Oddly enough, she has holding a check in her hand containing a large sum of money. Eventually, Poirot and colonel Race concluded that Louise knew who the killer was and was blackmailing him/her. After this discovery, Colonel Race and Poirot arrive at Dr. Bessner’s cabin to tell the doctor and Simon Doyle about Louise’s death. Shortly after, Mrs. Otterbourne walks in and states that she knows how the killer is; however, before she could say, she was shot. Before anyone could point out the killer, the murderer left; however, the killer dropped a gun, which Poirot identifies to have been inside Andrew Pennington’s luggage. After interviewing Pennington, Linnet’s financial adviser and Mr. Fanthrop, Poirot arrives to a conclusion. The only possible way for Linnet to have been killed was for Jacqueline and Simon, who were still in love, to team up. He explains his conclusion to Cornelia Robson, Dr. Bessner and Colonel Race. The night before, Jacqueline pretended to shoot Simon’s leg while