Death Comes as the End, Agatha Christie
Death Comes as the End, Agatha Christie
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Death Comes as the End

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Emilia Fox

Unabridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

In Death Comes As the End, Dame Agatha Christie transports us back to ancient Egypt 2000 B.C. where a priest’s daughter, investigating a suspicious death, uncovers an asp’s nest of jealousy, betrayal, and serial murder.It is Egypt in 2000 BC, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a ka-priest. Young, beautiful, and venomous, most agree that it was fate—she deserved to die like a snake!But at her father's house on the banks of the Nile, the priest's daughter Renisenb believes that the woman's death is suspicious. Increasingly, she becomes convinced that the source of evil lurks within their household—and watches helplessly as the family's passions explode in murder. . . .

About Agatha Christie

What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five.

In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. He outlines many of those interesting facts. Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. Agatha loved dogs. She has a rose named after her. She never did drink alcohol nor smoked. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. One other interesting fact was that Agatha met Archie Christie in 1912, married on Christmas Eve 1914, spending their honeymoon at The Grand Hotel in Torquay, but Archie returned to France on Dec 27th due to the War. Agatha and Archie fid not really experience married life until he was posted at the London War Office. Agatha has been quoted as saying only then did she feel that her married life truly began.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on July 02, 2024

A murder mystery set in ancient Egypt. What? A cozy Christie mystery set outside of England with no British folks? Yes, random Goodreader, that's exactly what we have here. A young widow returns with her daughter to her childhood home and notices some unwelcome changes to the family dynamic. The petty......more

Goodreads review by mark on August 27, 2016

Choose Your Own Adventure! You are Imhotep, ka-priest of Ancient Egypt, ruler over a family of nitwits and schemers and busybodies, with drama enough to drive you insane. Poor fellow, all you want is a little peace... the kind of peace that is found in the arms of a gorgeous concubine. Who can blame......more

Goodreads review by Vikas on August 05, 2019

This is the only Agatha Christie novel set in antiquity. The setting for this murder mystery novel is ancient Egypt. It is the most haunting of all her works because of the sheer number of people who get killed under mysterious circumstances. Seven people are killed before the murderer is caught. As......more

Goodreads review by Ken on July 02, 2019

A unique entry in this Christie cannon sees the queen of crime tackle a suggestion by family friend Stephen Glanville tinder a mystery in the past. Deciding to take up his request, Christie opted to set this novel in Egypt 2000 BC. Wisely choosing to have a family based drama as the main plot, it was......more

Goodreads review by Rodrigo on August 06, 2022

Me ha gustado, ha sido un libro distinto de Agatha ambientado en el antiguo Egipto, con una historia de una familia que se las prometía muy felices y en una calma chicha, hasta la aparición de una concubina de su padre llamada Nofret, la cual pondrá en evidencia todas las miserias de cada uno de los......more