While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

In order to rescue his criminal father and restore the family fortune, Artemis Fowl II and his trusted servant and bodyguard Domovoi Butler seek the existence of fairies (believing that it makes a connection to his father) in hopes of robbing them.

Brilliant detective Hercule Poirot probes a complex murder mystery aboard an extravagant train whose eccentric passengers are all suspects.