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The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

A series of inexplicable deaths surround a pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt. It is blamed on an ancient curse, but Poirot is sceptical.

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb was published in Poirot Investigates and filmed for television with David Suchet as Poirot.

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