A graphic novel adaptation of the Agatha Christie "whodunnit" classic? When its done as lavishly and as opulent as this then why not? Its a beautiful piece of work in full colour and is a hardback book too. The story is claimed to hark back more to the interwar mystery of the original book rather than later film adaptations starring the likes of Peter Ustinov but i have to admit i had him or David Suchet in my mind whenever Poirot appeared on page!
The story of course involves a murder that takes place on a luxury cruise down the River Nile in Egypt and the investigation (and further events) that take place later on. Famed detective Hercule Poirot is luckily one of the passengers on the cruise and begins to investigate the crime...
The only criticisms of this work is that sometimes it is a bit unclear what is going on because some of the characters are a bit similar looking and some of the panels probably could have done with being reorganised a bit to make the narrative flow more clearly. These are minor niggles though that do not detract from the sheer enjoyment you get from this stylish production that transports you to that lavish and mysterious 1930s world... where posh people had a rather unfortunate habit of being murdered.
Nice!
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