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Death Comes As the End
by Agatha Christie
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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About This Item
UK: The Crime Club, Collins, 1945. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie First Edition Second Impression The Crime Club Collins 1945. A very fine copy that appears as new and unread. No foxing or toning to contents or edges, covers without bumping or rubbing and completely unblemished. In fine, bright, original price clipped dust jacket that has no creasing, tears or loss.
Synopsis
It is 2000 BC in Egypt and Imhotep the Ka-Priest brings home his beautiful young concubine Nofret. But not all the members of his family welcome her. When she is found dead Imhotep's daughter, Renisenb, suspects it might not have been an accident. The death unleashes the greed and hate that have been building up within the family and the horrific events that follow tear it apart.This is Christie's only book with a historical setting. The idea of setting a murder mystery novel in Egypt was suggested to her by Stephen Glanville a noted Egyptologist and close personal friend and colleague of Christie's husband Max Mallowan.
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- Bookseller
- Brought to Book Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007927
- Title
- Death Comes As the End
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- The Crime Club, Collins
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie First Edition Second Impression Collins 1945
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