Death Comes as the End audiobook

‎Death Comes as the End, Agatha ChristieDeath 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 suggestion to base the story in ancient Egypt came from noted Egyptologist and family friend Stephen Glanville. He also assisted Christie with details of daily household life in Egypt 4000 years ago. A young widow reacquainting herself with her family when her father Imhotep, a successful but pompous and short-sighted mortuary priest, brings a new "wife", Nofret, into their lives.Nofret soon disrupts and antagonises Imhotep's sons - Yahmose, Sobek and Ipy - as well as their wives. Renisenb realizes the housekeeper Henet, while feigning devotion, is full of hatred. She eventually confronts Henet, who in a fit of pique admits she hates Renisenb and hated Renisenb's long-deceased mother. ...عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «فرجام»؛ «مرگ فرجام کار است»، «مرگ، نقطه ی پایان»، «مرگ، چون پایانی فرا میرسد»، «مرگ نقطه پایان»؛ «و سرانجام مرگ»؛ نویسنده: آگ‍ات‍ا ک‍ری‍س‍ت‍ی‌؛ تاریخ نخستی خوانش سال1995میلادی؛ تاریخ خوانش دوم: در سال2005میلادیعنوان: م‍رگ‌، ن‍ق‍طه ‌ی‌ پ‍ای‍ان‌؛ نویسنده: آگ‍ات‍ا ک‍ری‍س‍ت‍ی‌؛ ب‍رگ‍ردان‌: ای‍ل‍ی‍ا ح‍ری‍ری‌؛ ت‍ه‍ران: ک‍اروان‌‏‫، سال1381؛ در312ص؛ شابک9647033362؛ چاپ دوم سال1382؛ چاپ چهارم سال1385؛ چاپ پنجم سال1386؛ چاپ ششم سال1387؛ شابک9789647033367؛ چاپ دیگر تهران‏‫ نشر قطره‏‫، سال1389؛ در320ص؛ شابک9786001191978؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان بریتانیا - سده20ماین اثر با عنوانهای: «فرجام»؛ «مرگ فرجام کار است»، «مرگ، نقطه ی پایان»، «مرگ، چون پایانی فرا میرسد»، «مرگ نقطه پایان»؛ «و سرانجام مرگ»؛ در سالهای گوناگون چاپ شده استبر کرجی‌ مرگ «رونی سنب» و «خای» در جهان‌ زیرین شناور بودند؛ همچنان‌که به سپیده‌ دم نزدیک می‌شدند، «خای» سرش را برگرداند، و «رنی سنب» دید که او «خای» نیست و «کامنی» است؛ و در همان زمان دماغه‌ ی قایق که به شکل سر مار بود، آغاز کرد به پیچ و تاب خوردن، دماغه مار زنده بود، یک کبرا؛ «رنی سنب» فکر کرد که این همان ماری است که از آرامگاه بیرون می‌آید، تا ارواح مردگان را ببلعد؛ بعد دید که سر مار به شکل چهره‌ ی «نوفرت» است، و فریاد زنان از خواب پریدنقل از آغاز متن: (یک: دومین ماه فصل طغیان-روز بیستم؛ «رِنی سِنْب»، خیره به نیل ایستاده بود؛ میتوانست از دور صدای بلند برادرانش «یاحموز» و «سوبِک» را، بشنود؛ داشتند بحث میکردند که آیا لازم است آب بندی، در جایی مخصوص تقویت بشود یا خیر؛ صدای «سوبک»، مثل همیشه، بلند و مطمئن بود؛ عادت داشت نظرش را با جدیت ملایمی به کرسی بنشاند؛ صدای «یاحموز» ملایم و لرزان بود، و تردید و اضطراب او را میرساند؛ همیشه درباره ی چیزی مضطرب بود؛ بزرگترین پسر بود و در غیاب پدرش، زمانی که به اراضی شمالی میرفت، سرپرستی مزارع کم و بیش به عهده ی او بود؛ کند و محتاط، و نگران مشکلاتی بود که وجود نداشتند؛ مرد درشت اندام لَختی بود، که از سبکبالی و اعتماد به نفسِ «سوبک» بهره ای نبرده بود؛ «رنی سنب» به یاد میآورد که از اوان کودکی، جر و بحث برادران بزرگترش را، با شیوه ی مخصوص هرکدام شنیده است؛ ناگهان این موضوع احساس امنیتی به او بخشید...؛ دوباره در خانه بود؛ بله، به خانه باز گشته بود...؛ اما وقتی به آنسوی رود روشن و درخشان نگریست، طغیان و درد درونی اش دوباره بیدار شد؛ «خای»، شوهر جوانش، مرده بود...؛ «خای»، با آن چهره ی خندان و شانه های نیرومند؛ «خای» با «اوزیریس» در قلمرو مردگان بود و او، «رنی سنب»، همسر دلبندش، وانهاده شده بود؛ هشت سال با هم گذرانده بودند - زمانی که با شوهرش ازدواج کرد، تنها کمی از یک کودک بزرگتر بود- و اکنون بیوه شده، با دختر «خای»، «تِتی»، به خانه ی پدری اش باز گشته بوددر این لحظه به نظرش میرسید که هرگز این خانه را ترک نکرده بوده است...؛ به پیشواز این اندیشه رفت...؛ آن هشت سال را فراموش میکرد -هشت سال سرشار از شادی تصور نشدنی، که آنچنان با درد و جدایی پاره پاره و نابود شده بود؛ بله، فراموش میکرد، از اندیشه بیرونش میکرد؛ دوباره «رنی سنب» میشد، بار دیگر به دختر «ایمحوتِپ»، «کاهن کا» تبدیل میشد.)؛ پایان نقلنقل از متن کتاب: (نگاهش از روی دره در آن پایین، رو به خط نقره ای نیل کشید و فراتر رفت)؛ پایان نقل از متن کتابتاریخ بهنگام رسانی 07/02/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 07/10/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Death comes as the End, Agatha ChristieDeath Comes as the End is a historical mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in October 1944. The suggestion to base the story in ancient Egypt came from noted Egyptologist and family friend Stephen Glanville. He also assisted Christie with details of daily household life in Egypt 4000 years ago. A young widow reacquainting herself with her family when her father Imhotep, a successful but pompous and short-sighted mortuary priest, brings a new "wife", Nofret, into their lives. Nofret soon disrupts and antagonises Imhotep's sons - Yahmose, Sobek and Ipy - as well as their wives. Renisenb realises the housekeeper Henet, while feigning devotion, is full of hatred. She eventually confronts Henet, who in a fit of pique admits she hates Renisenb and hated Renisenb's long-deceased mother. ...عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «فرجام»؛ «مرگ فرجام کار است»، «مرگ، نقطه ی پایان»، «مرگ، چون پایانی فرا میرسد»، «مرگ نقطه پایان»؛ «و سرانجام مرگ»؛ نویسنده: آگ‍ات‍ا ک‍ری‍س‍ت‍ی‌؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش دوم: در سال2005میلادیعنوان: م‍رگ‌، ن‍ق‍طه ‌ی‌ پ‍ای‍ان‌؛ نویسنده: آگ‍ات‍ا ک‍ری‍س‍ت‍ی‌؛ ب‍رگ‍ردان‌: ای‍ل‍ی‍ا ح‍ری‍ری‌؛ ت‍ه‍ران، نشر ک‍اروان‌‏‫، سال1381؛ در312ص؛ شابک9647033362؛ چاپ دوم سال1382؛ چاپ چهارم سال1385؛ چاپ پنجم سال1386؛ چاپ ششم سال1387؛ شابک9789647033367؛ چاپ دیگر تهران‏‫، نشر قطره‏‫، سال1389؛ در320ص؛ شابک9786001191978؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان بریتانیا - سده20ماین اثر با عنوانهای: «فرجام»؛ «مرگ فرجام کار است»، «مرگ، نقطه ی پایان»، «مرگ، چون پایانی فرا میرسد»، «مرگ نقطه پایان»؛ «و سرانجام مرگ»؛ در سالهای گوناگون چاپ شده استنقل نمونه متن کتاب: (نگاهش از روی دره در آن پایین، رو به خط نقره ای نیل کشید و فراتر رفت) پایان نقل از متن کتاببر کرجی‌ مرگ «رونی سنب» و «خای» در جهان‌ زیرین شناور بودند؛ همچنان‌که به سپیده‌ دم نزدیک می‌شدند، «خای» سرش را برگرداند، و «رنی سنب» دید که او «خای» نیست و «کامنی» است؛ و در همان زمان دماغه‌ ی قایق که به شکل سر مار بود، آغاز کرد به پیچ و تاب خوردن، دماغه مار زنده بود، یک کبرا؛ «رنی سنب» فکر کرد که این همان ماری است که از آرامگاه بیرون می‌آید، تا ارواح مردگان را ببلعد؛ بعد دید که سر مار به شکل چهره‌ ی «نوفرت» است، و فریاد زنان از خواب پریدنقل از آغاز متن: (یک: دومین ماه فصل طغیان-روز بیستم؛ «رِنی سِنْب»، خیره به «نیل» ایستاده بود؛ میتوانست از دور صدای بلند برادرانش «یاحموز» و «سوبِک» را، بشنود؛ داشتند بحث میکردند که آیا لازم است آب بندی، در جایی مخصوص تقویت بشود یا خیر؛ صدای «سوبک»، مثل همیشه، بلند و مطمئن بود؛ عادت داشت نظرش را با جدیت ملایمی به کرسی بنشاند؛ صدای «یاحموز» ملایم و لرزان بود، و تردید و اضطراب او را میرساند؛ همیشه درباره ی چیزی مضطرب بود؛ بزرگترین پسر بود و در غیاب پدرش، زمانی که به اراضی شمالی میرفت، سرپرستی مزارع کم و بیش به عهده ی او بود؛ کند و محتاط، و نگران مشکلاتی بود که وجود نداشتند؛ مرد درشت اندام لَختی بود، که از سبکبالی و اعتماد به نفسِ «سوبک» بهره ای نبرده بود؛ «رنی سنب» به یاد میآورد که از اوان کودکی، جر و بحث برادران بزرگترش را، با شیوه ی مخصوص هرکدام شنیده است؛ ناگهان این موضوع احساس امنیتی به او بخشید...؛ دوباره در خانه بود؛ بله، به خانه باز گشته بود...؛ اما وقتی به آنسوی رود روشن و درخشان نگریست، طغیان و درد درونی اش دوباره بیدار شد؛ «خای»، شوهر جوانش، مرده بود...؛ «خای»، با آن چهره ی خندان و شانه های نیرومند؛ «خای» با «اوزیریس» در قلمرو مردگان بود و او، «رنی سنب»، همسر دلبندش، وانهاده شده بود؛ هشت سال با هم گذرانده بودند - زمانی که با شوهرش ازدواج کرد، تنها کمی از یک کودک بزرگتر بود- و اکنون بیوه شده، با دختر «خای»، «تِتی»، به خانه ی پدری اش باز گشته بوددر این لحظه به نظرش میرسید که هرگز این خانه را ترک نکرده بوده است...؛ به پیشواز این اندیشه رفت...؛ آن هشت سال را فراموش میکرد -هشت سال سرشار از شادی تصور نشدنی، که آنچنان با درد و جدایی پاره پاره و نابود شده بود؛ بله، فراموش میکرد، از اندیشه بیرونش میکرد؛ دوباره «رنی سنب» میشد، بار دیگر به دختر «ایمحوتِپ»، «کاهن کا» تبدیل میشد)؛ پایان نقلتاریخ بهنگام رسانی 13/04/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 12/02/1401هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

A murder mystery set in ancient Egypt.What? A cozy Christie mystery set outside of England with no British folks?Yes, random Goodreader, that's exactly what we have here. A young widow returns with her daughter to her childhood home and notices some unwelcome changes to the family dynamic. The petty grievances are exacerbated when her (mostly) lovable but controlling father brings home a hot concubine with a mean streak. While the other women in the family execute plans that try to make this snooty new chick's life a living hell, the gold digger is busy upsetting the inheritance applecart. When she gets the father to threaten to disinherit all of his children in favor of her, she goes from simple nuisance to Family Enemy #1 with record speed.Unsurprisingly, she gets shoved off a cliff midway through the book. But as our young heroine soon learns, once a murderer gets wound up, no one is safe. The body count starts to pile up steadily, until there are only a few remaining family members and close friends who have survived long enough to be considered a suspect. At that point, it becomes a race against time to figure out whodunnit before the killer bumps her off, too.I had the murderer pegged after the 2nd death happened but (like all of Agatha's mysteries) I wasn't 100% sure I had made the correct guess until the very end.And while this still had all the hallmarks of one of Christie's crime stories, I really enjoyed the newness of the setting.I'd suggest this to anyone who loves cozy mysteries and is maybe looking for something a little outside the norm.Recommended.

Choose Your Own Adventure!You are Imhotep, ka-priest of Ancient Egypt, ruler over a family of nitwits and schemers and busybodies, with drama enough to drive you insane. Poor fellow, all you want is a little peace... the kind of peace that is found in the arms of a gorgeous concubine. Who can blame you? The only sympathetic person in your life is your daughter, a lovely and tragic young widow. But sadly, the concubine turns out to be as big a drama queen as everyone else in your life and very bad things begin to happen. Bad things begin to happen to everyone! If this wasn’t bloodthirsty Ancient Egypt, the sheer body count that you have to deal with during this drawn-out massacre would definitely raise an eyebrow. Sometimes enough is enough! Whatever is a ka-priest to do?If you decide to further indulge your need for beautiful and powerful women, choose http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...If you decide that life holds no more mystery for you and it is time to end it all, choose http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

This is the only Agatha Christie novel set in antiquity. The setting for this murder mystery novel is ancient Egypt. It is the most haunting of all her works because of the sheer number of people who get killed under mysterious circumstances. Seven people are killed before the murderer is caught. As always the climax is brilliant. Even though as a Christie fan, you would have guessed the murderer yet in the end you are left wondering at the brilliance of the plot. Great read.

Me ha gustado, ha sido un libro distinto de Agatha ambientado en el antiguo Egipto, con una historia de una familia que se las prometía muy felices y en una calma chicha, hasta la aparición de una concubina de su padre llamada Nofret, la cual pondrá en evidencia todas las miserias de cada uno de los hijos, sus miedos, temores y odios hacia ella, por mal meter entre ellos.Sinopsis: Una joven viuda egipcia, Reniseb, regresa al hogar paterno tras la muerte de su esposo. Allí convivirá con sus hermanos y sus respectivas esposas, así como con su padre, que ha traído al hogar a una nueva concubina. La llegada de esta última perturba a la familia y desata la lucha por el poder, la codicia y el odio.7/10

4 Stars. We travel with Agatha Christie to ancient Egypt and find people no different in the historic past than today - some intelligent, some not, and then there are those with petty jealousies, superstitions, imagined rivalries and possibly, a murderous disposition. Of course, this is a Christie novel! You are sure to enjoy the feeling of authenticity she brings to the rhythm of daily life for Imhotep and his family living on the shores of the Nile near Thebes. He is a wealthy farmer and high priest. His wife passed away years ago, and he decides to take a concubine as life slowly winds down - someone young and sexy to make him smile. He even thinks it wise to leave Nofret with his three sons, Yahmose, Sobek, Ipy and his daughter Renisenb and their families, when he returns to the capital. Fatal mistake - the animosity quotient rises exponentially. When Nofret dies, family members suggest that it was Imhotep's wife from the great beyond expressing her displeasure at his actions. We follow the danger through the eyes of Renisenb, herself a young widow. Does Esa, Imhotep's elderly but wise mother, know the truth? Do you? (June 2020)

What a story!! What a story indeed!!!I admit, I have read very few of Christie stories, and only two of them weren't translated including this one. Here and now I am mesmerized by her fabulous storytelling. So organized well masked plot and witty characters! There were motive for many and killings took place, but why you may never be sure until the end. I had particularly two in my mind, and one of them turned out to be villainous. So, there is hint if you can observe well enough, but I admit, it could have gone either way.All in all, my respect for the queen of mystery has increased greatly after reading. No doubt its one of her finest stories. Do read it everyone.

Beautifully written. One of Agatha's very best standalones, and I would have given it five stars if it weren't for the fact that I guessed the murderer about halfway through. Still, that's probably my fault. The novel is elegant, perfectly structured, full of clues and misdirection, with a great cast of characters and possibly the most vile of all Agatha's horrid characters. A very satisfying read.

Un nou mister de deslusit, de data asta este sitat in Egiptul antic, intr-o fanilie instarita. Pe atunci credinta blestemelor era in voga, asa ca un criminal profita din plin de frica de blesteme.

Oh! Once again, murder is easy. When you kill once, the next time will be much much easier, and the next, and the next..I sort of felt like this wrote George R. R. Martin, ha!This family at first appeared like others, women fighting for trivial stuff, men proving themselves amongst each other.. But, all of this was just a shallow picture, and Agatha succeded to prove how, deep down people often carry very different emotions than the ones they 'show to the world'.While I was coming to the end of this book, I could perfectly hear Poirot's voice saying: 'No doubt, you will evolve the most preposterous theories', and originally, I thought that murderer could be (among others, because, honestly I suspected almost everyone, well not Imhotep and servants) - Renisenb. And, I even suspected this old, crazy, wise Esa. Foolish me!So, when two brothers were poisoned, and the moment when Yahmose survived, oh I started to believe that he indeed knew that the wine he drank with his brother was poisoned. Yes, the world is full of people like Yahmose, sadly.This book also tells a very romantic story between the Renisenb and Kameni and how beautiful is to 'choose something wonderful rather than something real'.

Updated review, 7/10/22:It was an interesting experience to reread this after several years. I don't think I would still call this Agatha Christie's best work. I didn't like the romance as much as I did originally, and I think Christie infantilizes her heroine to a rather troubling degree. However, it's still a monumental achievement for Christie to have taken her typical British murder mystery formula and TRANSPORTED IT TO ANCIENT EGYPT while still allowing the story to feel seamless and organic to that ancient Egyptian setting. And she still fooled me, dangit!!! I thought I remembered who the killer was, and she still fooled me!!! Original review: We all know Agatha Christie wrote a ton of mystery novels, but this, I believe, is her best work. Amazingly well-drawn characters, INCREDIBLY vivid setting (Ancient Egypt!), complex plot that will leave you guessing until the last page. (And yes, I do mean the very last page.) Highly recommended for any Christie lover.

4.5/5First book by Agatha Christie.Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie revolves around the main protagonist Renisenb, a young widow of Khay, who returns home after 8 years to live again with her family - with her father, three brothers, sisters-in-law and their children. When she returned home she found that everything had changed. Life seems more abstract and confusing to her. And she live with the fear of everything—with the fear of death—for which Christie gave no specific reason. Apart from this, why she left her home 8 years back was not even explained. Her house is always full of unusual fights between her sisters-in-laws, who fight with their husbands in an attempt to win her father's favor. After some days Renisenb's father returns home with a young beautiful but wicked and evil concubine, Nofret. NOFRET - suits with her personality. NOFRET in Egypt means "extreme beauty" for which she was exquisitely portrayed. On the other hand Nofret in Hindi means "hatred". I often pronounced it as "नफरत" because the hatred immediately breeds in the family after her arrival. It seems that she had a personal prejudice for Rheinsenb's family and now she is back- evil is back to take revenge on everyone. Although she was later proved innocent when her body was found on the cliff and from that moment, the mystery of the book began….There are a lot of mysteries in the book - some usual the most unusual ones that makes you wonder what's going to happen next, who's going to die next, and when it seems like you've found it, something strange happens and changes everything beginning another mystery......What I love most about this book is its setting in ancient Egypt. The names of the characters, the ornaments they wore, the places, religions, and especially the names of the Egyptian Gods- was excellent overall which ensures realistic atmosphere of ancient Egypt.The only thing I didn't like was how the central character Reinsenb was portrayed. I remember that Renisenb decided to visit Hori at Cliff because Hanet told her even though Renisenb knows that Henet is her enemy; she hates Renisenb. Renisenb sometimes made strange decisions in the book. She were also sometimes portrayed as naive and foolish women in my view. I have never liked her much as a central character. My favorite character was Hori. Quite a visionary person.The ending:And in the end, the real killer was….no…no, I am not going to open the biggest twist here. Read it yourself to find it out but I'm sure you will be shocked when you find it.Recommended (78%)

This book is excellent! It takes place in Ancient Egypt, and it is a murder mystery...of course. I love it! Christie makes sure that anyone could have done it...and you suspect everyone at different times. I adore how she develops her characters. Her main character, a woman named Renisenb, I found childish, ditzy, and even idiotic at times. Also, the book takes place during a time when women are not given much respect. The ending definitely surprised me! I would highly recommend this book.