Linnet Ridgeway and Simon Doyle are being stalked by Simon’s furious ex-bride, Jackie. So hell bent on taking revenge for the way she’s been treated she follows them on their honeymoon to Egypt, aboard a steam cruiser travelling along the Nile. They are however not the only holidaymakers aboard the vessel; a certain Hercule Poirot attempts a relaxing cruise, only to be drawn into the threesome’s feud when Linnet Ridgeway is found dead - shot while she was asleep...