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Mentioned when discussing the path connecting Hatshepsut's mortuary temple to the Valley of the Kings, which is called 'Agatha Christie's path' because it features in her novel set in ancient Egypt

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Mentioned as one of Christie's works set in ancient Egypt

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Referenced near the end of the episode when discussing how Agatha Christie would create elaborate scenarios in her detective fiction, with the solution often being mundane despite the complex setup

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Mentioned as Agatha Christie's first book, published 1920 in America and 1921 in Britain, which introduces the character Poirot

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Described as 'arguably the single greatest detective novel of all time' and discussed for its groundbreaking twist where the narrator is the murderer

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Tom mentions reading this in preparation for the podcast; discussed for its plot involving a love triangle and murder at Abu Simbel

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Tom mentions reading this novel and watching the adaptation; discussed for its plot twist and themes of deception

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Mentioned as being set on an archaeological dig, with a supposed portrait of Leonard Woolley's wife

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Referenced for a quote about evil and the unconscious from the character Dr. Girard

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Discussed as a Miss Marple novel with themes about the abuse and murder of a maid named Gladys

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Mentioned as one of the best Miss Marple books written in the 1940s

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Referenced as a 1957 Miss Marple book containing views on capital punishment

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Described as her best-selling novel about ten people trapped on an island who all turn out to have been killers

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Published 1950, praised as one of the best books about middle-class discontent with the Attlee government

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Mentioned in context of Christie's 1960s novels

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Mentioned as being set in a hostel for young people

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Mentioned as having a recent adaptation written by Hugh Laurie

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Referenced for its famous twist where all the suspects turn out to be the murderers

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Reference to Christie's autobiography where she discusses her views on evil and capital punishment