Publication

1984-02-01 - Bantam Books, Inc.

Language

English

Word Count

48,500 words, Guess

Page Count

194 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100553350137
  • ISBN-139780553350135
  • Goodreads1961713
  • Open LibraryOL7826051M

Description

It is 2000 BC in Egypt and Imhotep the Ka-Priest brings home his beautiful young concubine Nofret. But not all the members of his family welcome her. When she is found dead Imhotep's daughter, Renisenb, suspects it might not have been an accident. The death unleashes the greed and hate that have been building up within the family and the horrific events that follow tear it apart.This is Christie's only book with a historical setting. The idea of setting a murder mystery novel in Egypt was suggested to her by Stephen Glanville a noted Egyptologist and close personal friend and colleague of Christie's husband Max Mallowan.

First Sentence

Renisenb stood looking out over the Nile.

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  • Death Comes As the End (The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)HardcoverBantam Books, Inc.1984-02-01
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