Linnet Ridgeway is, beautiful and clever. But she has enemies. When she is shot dead on a boat in Egypt, it is fortunate that detective Hercule Poirot is also on the trip. Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.