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Death Comes As the End
by Agatha Christie
In the shadow of the limestone cliffs of ancient Thebes, young widow Renisenb returns to her father’s estate seeking the comfort of a life unchanged. However, the domestic stability she craves is merely a facade for mounting tensions between her brothers, their bickering wives, and a manipulative family hanger-on. When her father, the ka-priest Imhotep, returns with a new concubine, the underlying rot of greed and jealousy threatens to destroy their ancestral home. Renisenb must navigate a world where the familiar has become lethal and the past is no longer a refuge.
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- 0.3 MB
- Published
- 9/14/1945
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In the shadow of the limestone cliffs of ancient Thebes, young widow Renisenb returns to her father’s estate seeking the comfort of a life unchanged. However, the domestic stability she craves is merely a facade for mounting tensions between her brothers, their bickering wives, and a manipulative family hanger-on. When her father, the ka-priest Imhotep, returns with a new concubine, the underlying rot of greed and jealousy threatens to destroy their ancestral home. Renisenb must navigate a world where the familiar has become lethal and the past is no longer a refuge.
What you'll take away
- Experience a unique historical mystery set in the XI Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
- Explore the intricate social dynamics and daily rituals of a mortuary priest’s household.
- Understand the 'rottenness from within' that can dismantle a family through subtle psychological conflict.
- Observe how professional and domestic tensions escalate in a society governed by the Nile's seasons.
- Witness Agatha Christie’s signature detective work applied to a fascinating non-modern setting.
