By Agatha Christie
A singular of anger, jealousy, betrayal and homicide in 2000 BC it really is Egypt, 2000 BC, the place loss of life supplies aspiring to lifestyles. on the foot of a cliff lies the damaged, twisted physique of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. younger, appealing and venomous, so much agree that she deserved to die like a snake. but Renisenb, the priest's daughter, believes that the woman's dying used to be now not destiny, yet homicide. more and more, she turns into confident that the resource of evil lurks inside of her personal father's family. because the spouse of an eminent archaeologist, Agatha Christie took half in different expeditions to the center East. Drawing upon this adventure and exhaustive learn, she wrote this serial killer secret laid in Egypt 4000 years in the past.
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Dr Allen sported new glasses and a salon haircut. Finally having arrived at an age that matched his serious nature, he was beginning to find a look that he felt comfortable with: stylish academic. She had never asked him if he was married but she assumed not, and guessed that the subtle makeover was part of his strategy to remedy the situation. He looked up from the bound notebook in which he made his precise longhand notes. ' He smiled. ' She felt a rush of electricity travel up her spine and she almost said it; almost confessed that her father had told her that Katy was a first cousin, his brother's little girl.
Just tell me what she said, [suspect covers face with hands] DI G: Come on, Paul. Let's hear it. ' And that's when I picked up a knife from the counter and stuck it in her, right there, in the chest. DI G: How many times? [suspect shakes his head] DI G: What did you do then? PC: I ran out of that house. I ran away from there. DI G: What did you do with the knife? PC: Threw it away. DI G: Where? Where did you throw it? [suspect shakes his head, breaking down into tears] The last document in the file was a report from the court- appointed psychiatrist, Dr Helen Graham, who said she had examined Craven on three separate occasions during his remand.
He kept his eyes trained on the centre of her face. He was making her nervous. 'How is your relationship with your son? ' 'For the time being. ' She sounded like a fraud and could tell that he saw straight through her. ' 'We've both been rather busy. He works in the day and has to study at night. I barely get an evening to myself . ' 'So neither of you feels the need to make the effort? ' Declared himself. Where did he get these phrases from? Jenny shrugged. ' Dr Allen nodded, as if she had confirmed his theory.