I am reading through the novels of Agatha Christie in the order in which they were written and writing a review on each one.
Murder in Mesopotamia
1936
Description
An archaeologist’s wife is murdered on the shores of the River Tigris in Iraq…
It was clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister was going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of ‘Lovely Louise’, wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr Leidner.
In a few days’ time Hercule Poirot was due to drop in at the excavation site. But with Louise suffering from terrifying hallucinations, and tension within the group becoming almost unbearable, Poirot might just be too late…
My Thoughts
This is the 26th book by Agatha Christie and the 13th Poirot Mystery
Is it awful of me to say that I was happy about who was the victim in this murder mystery?
I do like this book and feel for many of the characters in it. Miss Christie wrote it well giving us positions and timings to consider carefully for alibis and has carefully portrayed relationships between many different characters.
As usual if we read it carefully we will see the clues but as is the case in the best books there are many facets to the characters here which mean that we do have quite a few suspects to dwell on.
How long does it take to wear down someone before they snap?
How long ago can an incident have happened but still have repercussions now?
Can we recognise people years later?
How long can someone wait to take revenge?
Which types of people can plan for a long time before acting?
Which types of people can act on the spur of the moment?
These are all questions to be considered in this one.
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Books by Agatha Christie