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: It is the first of Christie's stories to feature an archaeological setting, a theme she later revisited in famous novels like Murder in Mesopotamia .

Published in 1923, this Hercule Poirot short story stands out for several reasons: The Adventure of the Egyptian TombAgatha Christ...

: The plot centers on a supposed "mummy's curse" following the opening of Pharaoh Men-her-Ra's tomb . While characters like Hastings are easily swayed by the occult, Poirot uses his "little grey cells" to prove the deaths have a human, rather than mystical, origin . : It is the first of Christie's stories