Thursday, September 10, 2015

Death Comes as the End

Author: Agatha Christie
Stars: 4
Review by: MandyApgar

On of Christie's lesser known books, but I really like it. She got the inspiration after seeing some Egyptian scrolls. Set entirely in the ancient age of the country, it concerns the young widow Renisenb, who moves back with her stuffy father (a ka priest), grandmother, younger brother Ipy, and her two elder brothers with their wives and families. When her elderly father brings home a young concubine, Renisenb tries to be kind, but the girl - jealous of a young kinsman Khay's attraction to her - is still rude. When she is found dead at the base of a cliff a series of events starts off resulting in multiple deaths and Renisenb having to solve more or less for herself two mysteries - who is her family's killer, and whether or not to indeed marry Khay or her father's trusted advisor.
 

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