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Agatha Christie’s ingenious novel of jealousy, betrayal, and serial killings in ancient Egypt, now available as a Harper PaperbackIt 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 was 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....

It is 2000 BC in Egypt and Imhotep the Ka-Priest brings home his beautiful young concubine Nofret. However not all the members of his family welcome her and when she is found dead it is Imhotep's daughter Renisenb who suspects it might not have been an accident. This death unleashes the greed and hate that have been building up within the family and the horrific events that follow tear it apart. With few allies she can confide in, even Renisenb has to constantly look over her shoulder.

Agatha Christie's genius for detective fiction is unparalleled. Her worldwide popularity is phenomenal, her characters engaging, her plots spellbinding. No one knows the human heart -- or the dark passions that can stop it-better than Agatha Christie. She is truly the one and only Queen of Crime.Death Comes as the EndNewly widowed Renisenb comes to her father's house, and atfirst it seems as if she's never been away. But sudden death iswaiting to strike someone in the landowner's large household.An exciting -- and unusual -- mystery set in ancient Egypt

Agatha Christie loved to set her murderous plots along the Nile. With this story, she plots a murder in Thebes of 2000 BC (indulging her love of Egypt and the work of her husband, archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan) This is a free-for-all whodunit with people behaving badly and family dynamics sitting center stage, then many, many deaths by falls, poison and more poison. The romantic lead, exploring the plots and counter-plots tries to solve the many murders, but does she get her happy ending? Before the mystery is solved, there is plenty of mayhem for Christie fans.

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 was 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...