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by Agatha Christie
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Abandoned by user
Abandoned by user rated it 5 years ago
Christie embarks on a fun, but not entirely successful, foray into historical mystery. This book is unique in the Christie canon in that it is her only book set in antiquity. I'm not sure if this represents the first example of a historical mystery, but certainly I'm not aware of any golden age wr...
Tannat
Tannat rated it 6 years ago
This is Agatha Christie's foray into a historical fiction murder mystery. It takes places around 2000 BCE, and it got off to a rough start. Renisenb comes off as too simple for words at the start and there seems to be a fair dose of authorial judgement going on when believing in the many Egyptian go...
BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it 7 years ago
“All life is a jest, Imhotep - and it is death who laughs last. Do you not hear it at every feast? Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die.” Death Comes as the End is Dame Agatha's only historical mystery and she makes full use of her in-depth knowledge of Ancient Egypt. The detail of Egypti...
narfna
narfna rated it 10 years ago
This is probably more like 3.5 stars because I was expecting more clues and detecting, and what I got was more character based drama and introspection, with a side order of body count and murder. Ms. Christie is very very good at making the characters in her mysteries into three-dimensional people, ...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
I'll acknowledge that Christie might have written more impressive novels, ones that might stand out more in the mystery genre and best act as an introduction to her work. But of all the Christie novels, and I've read a few dozen, including the most famous, this one is my personal favorite, and proba...
Lynn Spencer - All About Romance
Lynn Spencer - All About Romance rated it 11 years ago
3.5 stars This historical mystery is quite different from any other Christie book I've ever read. At times the prose feels a little stilted, but it was an interesting picture into the far distant past and one that I've enjoyed reading more than once.
target acquired
target acquired rated it 13 years ago
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 just a little peace... the kind of peace that is found in the arms of a gorgeous concubine. Who can b...
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