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The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb


A Mystery Short Story


Companion Book to the Hercule Poirot Series

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In Agatha Christie's short story, "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb," the widow of a famous Egyptologist consults Poirot on the suspicious death of her husband and an American financier, Bleibner.

The mystery takes Poirot and Hastings to Egypt to investigate the site of an archaeological dig.

But who could want the two men dead?

This short story originally appeared in the September 26, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.

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