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Murder in Mesopotamia  (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14)
Murder in Mesopotamia - Hercule Poirot, Bk 14
Author: Agatha Christie
Amy Leatheran has never felt the lure of the mysterious East, but when she travels to an ancient site deep in the Iraqi desert to nurse the wife of a celebrated archaeologist, events prove stranger than she could ever have imagined. Her patient's bizarre visions and nervous terror seem unfounded, but as the oppressive tension in the air thic...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440159827
ISBN-10: 0440159822
Publication Date: 9/1976
Pages: 192
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3.3 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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PhoenixFalls avatar reviewed Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14) on + 185 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I read this mystery fairly soon before beginning my quest to read all of Christie's mysteries in publication order, so when it came up again I wasn't terribly excited. I remember exactly who the murderer was, I remembered exactly how the murder was accomplished, and I even remembered most of the ancillary characters fairly well, including the primary red herring.

But from the first instants of Nurse Leatheran's narrative, I was glad I didn't skip it. Unlike Hastings, Nurse Leatheran is a real person from the instant she steps onto the stage, and that makes her a much more interesting narrator than Hastings ever was. She was always a character, rather than a caricature.

All of the other characters are well-drawn in this mystery as well. Yes, as always with Christie, Poirot can sum them up in a few sentences -- but those sentences were interesting ones for most of the people involved. No one's motives were exactly as the reader is led to assume, and the twist in the resolution is a fine one.

All in all, this is definitely one of the strongest Poirot mysteries. All it lacks is a little of the emotional punch that Christie developed later on in her career -- given that I might have considered it the equal of The Hollow.
DsuzieC avatar reviewed Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14) on + 159 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I love Christie's archaeology mysteries, her descriptive narrative of the particular culture and place she was writing about always makes me feel like I'm there.
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reviewed Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14) on + 813 more book reviews
The setting is in the Middle East; this time in that post-WW I abomination fostered by BritainIraq. The story is set at a remote archeological dig, and proceeds just about as slowly. It takes nearly 60 pages just to get to the murder. This is a wearisome case for Poirot as there is no clear suspect for another 100 pages. But now, following another murder and a disappearance, he jumps quickly to the chase. The unmasking of the perpetrator is just about as tedious for the reader.
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Murder in Baghdad set in the 1930's
art4all avatar reviewed Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14) on
Very entertaining, and kept me guessing until the end. I would have liked a little more cultural detail, but it really wasn't necessary. Written through the voice of Nurse Weatheran, an objective observer. A quick read!
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Nurse Amy Leatheran is recruited to care for Louise Leidner, the terrified wife of an American archeologist at an excavation in the Iraqi desert. Louise thinks that someone is going to kill her, and her paranoia soon unsettles the entire dig. Are her fears mere hallucinations? The answer comes when she's found bludgeoned to death. Nurse Leatheran enlists the aid of Hercule Poirot, who quickly suspects every member of the team. Can the dapper detective stop the murderer before the next tragedy? Anna Massey's authoritative reading brings out the drama and humor in Christie's popular whodunit.
MyLikeIt avatar reviewed Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14) on + 450 more book reviews
By Agatha Christie. As always, a fun read.
reviewed Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14) on + 38 more book reviews
Another good mystery from the Master.
reviewed Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, Bk 14) on + 209 more book reviews
Interesting murder mystery. Another Agatha suspense worth reading again and again.

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