Death Comes as the End
- 226
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Agatha Christie’s “Death Comes as the End” is an unusual historical whodunit that moves her craft to a family household in ancient Egypt. Some readers are kept guessing to the end and enjoy the period detail; others find the setting forced and the large cast hard to keep straight or to care about. It is a good pick for Christie fans curious to see her outside her usual settings.
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About the book
Death Comes as the End is a historical mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in October 1944 and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in March of the following year. The US Edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6).
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 70 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 70 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Death Comes as the End?
It has 226 pages — shorter than 94% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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