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Short Answer
1. Agatha Christie is remembered as one of the most important and prolific writers of mystery novels. What other mystery authors or novels have you encountered? What are some tropes and/or literary devices you associate with the mystery genre?
Teaching Suggestion: Make sure to discuss Agatha Christie’s life and times: Agatha Christie (1890-1976) lived during a tumultuous historical period (she was alive during both World Wars) but also during a surge in popularity of mystery and detective fiction. Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the Sherlock Holmes novels, was an earlier contemporary of Christie’s; other famous novelists within the genre include Raymond Chandler, Sue Grafton, and Elizabeth Daly. Ask the class about the typical structure of a mystery novel or “whodunit” (e.g., the crime, the investigation, red herrings, “twist” endings, etc.).
2. As the title of the novel suggests, Death on the Nile is primarily set in Egypt.
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A Murder Is Announced
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And Then There Were None
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A Pocket Full of Rye
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Crooked House
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Murder at the Vicarage
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Murder on the Orient Express
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Poirot Investigates
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The ABC Murders
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The Mousetrap
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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The Pale Horse
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Witness for the Prosecution
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