Death Comes as the End
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Death Comes as the End (published in 1944), is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie. It 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. Instead, the novel is set in Ancient Egypt in 2000 BC, a setting for which Christie gained an appreciation of while working with her archaeologist husband in the Middle East.
Plot
Imhotep, a Priest of Ka brings home his new concubine, Nofret, who is instantly disliked by most of his family. After Nofret dies, seemingly of an accident, Imhotep's daughter begins to suspect otherwise. As the aftermath of the death affects the entire family, their own personal feelings ignite and - one by one - someone begins killing them off.
Chapters
Christie uses a theme for her chapter titles, as she did for many of her novels, in this case the Egyptian agricultural calendar.
Trivia
Agatha Christie had written a different ending to this book, but was asked by a friend to change it, which she did but with a lot of sadness.
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