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Murder in Mesopotamia (Poirot Facsimile Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 29392
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Poirot Facsimile ed
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0007234449
EAN: 9780007234448
ASIN: 0007234449
Publication Date: February 5, 2007
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 "I always look at 'the impossible' very carefully." April 25, 2008
Mary Whipple (New England)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Married to an archaeologist working in the Iraqi desert, author Agatha Christie knew the Baghdad area well and was familiar with the procedures which archaeologists follow in doing excavations. An aura of reality therefore surrounds this mystery which she sets in Tel Yarimyah on a desert dig, not in the usual closed room of a country house. Amy Leatheren, a nurse, has been hired by Dr. Eric Leidner, the director, to be a temporary companion to his wife Louise. Louise, alternately described as a "female Iago" and as "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," has received written death threats from her first husband, long thought to be dead, and she fears for her life.
The murder of Louise coincides with a trip through the east being taken by Hercule Poirot, and he is soon called in. Here the mystery becomes typical Christie. The body has been found in a closed room of Louise's living quarters, the door locked. All the suspects have alibis, and the servants on guard swear that no one has come into the area from outside. Poirot engages the help of Amy Leatheren in sorting out who likes and who hates Louise Leidner and who might not have a legitimate alibi. Red herrings galore keep the reader occupied--love affairs, flirtations, suggestions the treasures in storage room may have been tampered with, and jealousy.
When the murder is solved, Poirot gathers all the people from the dig into one room, where he goes through the evidence on a point by point basis, then announces a new twist for which there had been no prior evidence in the story. The characters, though wooden, have some interesting traits which keep the reader occupied, and the story is intriguing. Ultimately, however, Christie so manipulates her conclusions regarding the murderer that even Poirot admits there is no firm evidence to prove that X is really the killer, a weakness which undercuts the novel. Luckily for Poirot, the killer obligingly confesses, leaving no loose threads. Fun to read, this novel is interesting for its setting, though not one of Christie's best plots. Mary Whipple
 Poirot digs around September 18, 2007
M. G. Hatfield (North Wales UK)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This review is about the audio version.
Poirot doesn't appear for a very long time in this story most of the text is setting the sence.
Murder In Mesopotamia is less like a Poirot story than most if you like it when Poirot is involed for page one this isn't for you.
Poirot little grey cells are tested again but none of his cases seem to be able to beat him and Holmes seems to take the same tsck a think his way to the soultion.
 my first Christie and I was hooked September 22, 2003
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is the first Agatha Christie I ever read and it was enough - I have since read every book and am a big fan. This is the story of a murder at an archeological dig - it's the classic Christie plot where it can only be one of a certain group who committed the murder and you get to know the whole group well through the book. There are the usual red herrings and when you reach the end you wonder how you could have missed the clues showing you who the murdered was - although as she often does there are a few held back until the very end. She misdirects you cleverly so,as usual, you miss what at the end seems obvious. I highly recommend this to all fans or those thinking of trying a Christie for the first time.
Christie, great as always. April 12, 2001
kate_crossland@another.com (wouldn't you like to know...)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the first Poirots I heard on tape, and it it truly enjoyable to listen to, as it is all brought to life. It can liven up a car journey or being alone in the house - whatever the occasion, I recommend this tape.
Intriguing, but thoroughly unsolvable! February 5, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like all Agatha Christie's mysteries, Murder in Mesopotamia is so full of twists, you won't be able to remember which characters were which, let alone solve the plot! However, the desert-surroundings of an archaeological site provide a perfect background to the murder. Christie's superb knowledge in this field makes it highly believeable, and combined with an intricate plot, this makes Murder in Mesopotamia one of her most fascinating, if gruesome murders!
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