Christie, Agatha - Death Comes as the End (1945)

Review by Nick Fuller

4/5

One of Christie's most unusual stories: a detective story set in Egypt c. 2000 B.C. The historical period is brilliantly brought to life, although the basic plot is fairly standard Christie: murder of an old man's unpopular second wife by one of her new in-laws, followed by a holocaust nearly as dramatic as that of Ten Little Niggers or Murder is Easy. Due to the absence of a proper police force, there isn't much detection; what little there is is done by two of the suspects. Murderer is fairly easy to spot, but there's still plenty of entertainment to be found.