The action of this book takes place on the west bank of the nile at thebes in egypt about. In death comes as the end, dame agatha christie transports us back to ancient egypt 2000 b. Buy death comes as the end by agatha christie from waterstones today. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 277 pages and is available in paperback format.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Agatha christie death comes as the end affascinailtuocuore. The suggestion to base the story in ancient egypt came from noted egyptologist and family friend stephen glanville. Editions of death comes as the end by agatha christie.
Pdf death comes as the end book by agatha christie free. Death comes as the end, agatha christie death comes as the end is a historical mystery novel by agatha christie, first published in the us anduk in october 1944. Death comes as the end is a historical mystery novel by agatha christie, i t is the only one of christie s novels not to be set in the 20th century, and unusually for her also features no european characters. Death comes as the end by agatha christie waterstones. Startlingly newmy admiration for her leaps even higher. Death comes as the end by agatha christie agatha christie. Death comes as the end is a historical mystery novel by agatha christie, first published in the us by dodd, mead and company in october 1944 and in the uk by the collins crime club in march of the following year. Death comes as the end is a historical mystery novel by agatha christie, it is the only one of christies novels not to be set in the 20th century.
The ancient world setting makes it unusual but also draws on her knowledge of ancient life gained through her years with max mallowan and colleagues. The idea of setting a murder mystery novel in egypt was suggested to her by stephen. The first edition of the novel was published in october 1944, and was written by agatha christie. Instead, the novel is set in thebes in 2000 bc, a setting for which christie gained an appreciation of while working with her archaeologist husband, sir max mallowan in the middle. In death comes as the end, dame agatha christie transports us back to ancient. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading death comes as the end agatha christie mysteries collection.
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