Book Review: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

In this short story, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are setting sail to Egypt to investigate a cursed tomb! When a group of archaeologists discover a Pharoah's tomb they don't know that it will be the beginning of the death of many of them. Poirot hears of the story of Men-her-Ra and how many on the expedition have died there, or died on their return to New York. Everyone believes that the tomb is cursed and Poirot investigates to get the bottom of it.

Agatha Christie travelled extensively with her archaeologist husband, and as someone that is curious about all things to do with archaeology, I'm pleased that she was inspired to write many stories about Egypt.

This story is fun because it appears that these people died from something supernaturally. The reader even gets to see Poirot drawing pentagrams! That is not something I thought I would ever see.

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb was a enjoyable short story. I did guess the ending just before Poirot, but as always I still like watching Poirot unravel and explain it all to Hastings, who is a lot slower to catch on!