Description: Agatha Christie "Death Comes As The End" A Kangeroo Book published by Pocket Books 1977. Ancient Egyptian Serial Murder Case. A story originally published in the US in 1944. 179 pages. Classic cover illustration by Alan Magee. The complete and unabridged story. Recommended for collectors of vintage paperbacks. This paperback is getting harder to find in this nice condition! A true classic novel by a best selling author of the 20th century. Synopsis: The story takes place in Thebes around 2000 BC. A very wealthy priest and landowner, brings a new concubine, Nofret, into his family, angering his children. Nofret is manipulative and plots to take the rightful legacies of her rivals. When Nofret is found murdered, Imhotep's family becomes the prime suspects. Renisenb, the priest's daughter, becomes convinced that her father is involved in the murder and that the source of evil is in her own household. Christie based the novel on the Heqenakhte Papyri, a collection of letters from a priest to his family members during the Middle Kingdom. Christie was married to an archaeologist and participated in several expeditions to the Middle East, which she drew upon for the novel. Agatha Christie at her best! The author Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Born in Torquay in 1890, Died: January 12, 1976, Agatha Christie became, and remains, the best-selling novelist of all time. Tired of boring novels that sound like they were written by a high school drop out? Tired of the constant preaching found in today's woke politically correct noves? Try this novel for a refreshing break. Fascinating story! Condition is nearly new. Selling on other sites in new condition for over $30.00.
Price: 21.95 USD
Location: Huntingtown, Maryland
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: vintage paperback
Place of Publication: United States
Signed: No
Publisher: Pocket Books
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1977
Language: English
Illustrator: unknown
Special Attributes: Uncut
Author: Agatha Christie
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ancient
Character Family: none
