Death Comes as the End

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: Emilia Fox

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 is 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.

©1945 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers

an unusual story

unlike most other AC books, this one is set in ancient Egypt. interesting and suspenseful but took a bit to adjust to the character names. narrator did a nice job

Just listen to this. Yesterday.

By Anubis this was an excellent listen!
I’ve never listened to an Agatha Christie novel (a crime. I know) and started with this. It was recommended as further reading in The History of Ancient Egypt Great Course. And woah. Historically accurate and based off a REAL papyri journal this is amazing. Historical fiction at its absolute best. I was spell bound. I don’t think I have ever listened to a better mystery. 100/100

Enjoyed it!

Not the usual period work by Agatha Christie but just as enjoyable. Definitely one of my favourites

Loved it!

Lots of twists and turns and extra points for historical accuracy. Ancient Egypt + excellent mystery= worth the time spent.

Well done.

What made the experience of listening to Death Comes as the End the most enjoyable?

Well presented and overall good story. It's hard to have a poor Christie story.

Twists and turns

Not one of her more well-known stories, and very contained in a the smaller enclosed Egyptian household. Good for passing the time when you need a book.

my favorite

I read the book years ago and it is my favorite Agatha Christie. it's so different from her usual Poirot and Miss Marple.

Egypt rivals England

A great story once I embraced Agatha's departure to ancient Egypt and could recognize the characters' names!

Intriguing

I really enjoyed this book set in Egyptian time. It has great characters and holds the interest until the end. Another great work by Christie!

Classic Christie with an authentic Egyptian twist

What made the experience of listening to Death Comes as the End the most enjoyable?

Christie gets the details of Egyptian life right! From Ka priests, to the names of people, to the descriptions of life on the Nile, she really did her research here.

After listening to this, I also found out that her husband was an Egyptologist, so I guess that helped =)