LA MORT N'EST PAS UNE FIN

by Emmanuel Despujol (Drawings), Isabelle Bottier (Contributor)

Quand Reniseb revient dans sa famille après la mort de son époux, elle retrouve une maison telle qu’elle l’avait quittée, à un détail près... Son père, Imhotep, a une nouvelle concubine, et la jeune femme semble avoir une totale emprise sur le maître. à l’instigation de la future épousée, jalousie, désordre, haine, ont fait leur apparition… Et cela n'annonce rien de bon. Un sombre présage semble planer sur le domaine. Mais le mal vient-il seulement de cette femme ? Pour la seule et unique fois de sa carrière, Agatha Christie place son intrigue hors du XXe siécle… Et ce n’est pas moins que l’égypte antique qui va servir de cadre à un nouveau chef d’oeuvre de la Reine du crime.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

PT Estava eu a ler esta obra, convencido de que finalmente tinha descoberto quem era o assassino — afinal, parecia tão óbvio! — apenas para, no final, perceber o quanto estava enganado.

Agatha Christie é, de facto, uma mestre única na arte de construir enredos.
Consegue desviar-nos habilmente com falsas pistas, iludindo-nos e, ao mesmo tempo, surpreendendo-nos com a revelação do verdadeiro culpado.

Esta obra é mais uma adaptação bem conseguida desta escritora brilhante.
Desta vez, a história transporta-nos para o Antigo Egipto, para o seio de uma poderosa família cujos membros disputam a herança e o poder do seu senhor, Imhotep.

Uma leitura que certamente não vai desiludir os fãs de Agatha Christie.

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EN I was reading this story, convinced that I had finally figured out who the murderer was — after all, it seemed so obvious! — only to realise, by the end, just how wrong I had been.

Agatha Christie is truly a one-of-a-kind master in the art of crafting plots.
She skilfully misleads us with red herrings, deceiving us while simultaneously astonishing us with the revelation of the real culprit.

This book is yet another well-executed adaptation of this brilliant author’s work.
This time, the story takes us to Ancient Egypt, into the heart of a powerful family whose members compete for the inheritance and authority of their patriarch, Imhotep.

A read that will surely not disappoint Agatha Christie's fans.

[Filip · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think my favourite comic among the ones I've read from Agatha Christie's books. The setting allows for some gorgeous art showing off how the homes in Ancient Egypt (presumably) looked. I didn't remember the story having so many dead bodies, I think it's the one with the biggest casualty rate after "And then there were none". The characters seemed distinctive enough which was a problem before, but yes, as usual the ending wasn't exactly properly foreshadowed.

[Ver · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't thrilled by the story. It all goes around family disputes, which is not that much interesting. There is nothing suprising in this story either - when an older guy brings a new, young and bossy wife home, surely it is a recipe for a tragedy. However, it felt that more of the pages were devoted to arguments than to building the suspense. It was hard to guess who was the killer because of that and I cannot say I really cared as I didn't really like the characters.

[João Teixeira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uau, gostei muito desta adaptação! Confesso que não conheço o livro original de Agatha Christie... Mas esta interpretação está bastante boa. A reconstituição histórica do ponto de vista gráfico está bastante credível. E a história é suficientemente interessante, ainda que me pareça pouco plausível que a pessoa responsável pelas diversas mortes que vão acontecendo fosse tão bem sucedida ou que tivesse tão poucos escrúpulos...
De resto, muito bom!

[Julia Grzybalska · Rating 3 out of 5]

O wiele bardziej przepadam za książkami niż komiksami. Historia ciekawa, lecz nie mogłam poczuć klimatu oraz zżyć się z bohaterami. Dla osób które nie lubię długich opisów Agaty Christie myślę, że jest to dobre rozwiązanie.

[Marta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Słaba graficznie (trudno połapać się w tym, kto kim jest, przez cały komiks plątały mi się postacie kobiece), słaba fabularnie. Nie jestem fanką książkowego pierwowzoru, o którym mogę powiedzieć tyle, że go przeczytałam i niemal natychmiast wyleciała mi całość z głowy. Komiks zalicza się do tych najsłabszych adaptacji - w niczym się nie stara.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mega dobre. 8 trupów. Super się bawiłam podczas czytania. Zdecydowanie wolę te książki Christie, w których nie ma detektywa.

[Vjeverica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jedna z historii od Agathy, która nie dość że jest jednotomowka, ro jeszcze mówi o innych czasach.
Ciekawa, jak zawsze zaskakująca. Ładna kreska i lubię poznawać jej historię w tej postaci.