Murder in Mesopotamia
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- Author：Agatha Christie
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Summary
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…
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…
Reviews
John Doyle
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I didn't find the ending convincing。。。 I enjoyed the character of the nurse， though。 I didn't find the ending convincing。。。 I enjoyed the character of the nurse， though。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Not my favorite Agatha Christie Book。 I couldn't connect with the characters in this book， which kept me from following the plot closely。 I listened to the audiobook， so maybe that had something to do with it。 I love Agatha Christie mysteries， but there are much better ones than this。 Not my favorite Agatha Christie Book。 I couldn't connect with the characters in this book， which kept me from following the plot closely。 I listened to the audiobook， so maybe that had something to do with it。 I love Agatha Christie mysteries， but there are much better ones than this。 。。。more
Michelle Jackson
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What is most crazy to me is that early in the book I guessed the ending but then figured it was too far-fetched and chose another prime suspect。 There was too much running around with gossip and hearsay and then when the detective is giving his big speech about how smart he is， there’s extra facts thrown in that don’t matter…which may just be this characters style。 AC weaves interesting mysteries and I can admit I was entertained for a good portion of the book。 I just feel AC wrote better books What is most crazy to me is that early in the book I guessed the ending but then figured it was too far-fetched and chose another prime suspect。 There was too much running around with gossip and hearsay and then when the detective is giving his big speech about how smart he is， there’s extra facts thrown in that don’t matter…which may just be this characters style。 AC weaves interesting mysteries and I can admit I was entertained for a good portion of the book。 I just feel AC wrote better books than this one。 。。。more
Zélia
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j'ai trop aimé c'était imprévisible j'ai trop aimé c'était imprévisible 。。。more
Tonya Longacre
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Love love love this book！ One of my all-time favorites。。。
Harshit Dubey
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Gripping thriller。 A must read for anyone who loves thrillers。
Dede Yocum
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this one was just okay tbh。 it took me a while to get into it bc hercule poirot doesn’t show up until 13 chapters in but once he arrived i had more fun！！ still have yet to guess the murderer smh this one really threw me for a loop。 i was like super duper wrong lmfao but once again it was a great reveal！
Ana Goulart
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Para mim， uma das melhores histórias de crime e mistério da grande Agatha Christie， protagonizada pelo sensacional Poirot。 A ação desenrola-se no Oriente， na zona da antiga Mesopotâmia， onde trabalhavam um grupo de arqueólogos na descoberta de vestígios de uma antiga cidade。 Vivia-se um clima de inquietude entre os membros da expedição e a mulher do "arqueólogo - chefe" sentia que corria perigo de vida。 Quando foi encontrada morta， tendo sido visivelmente assassinada， o clima de tensão aumentou Para mim， uma das melhores histórias de crime e mistério da grande Agatha Christie， protagonizada pelo sensacional Poirot。 A ação desenrola-se no Oriente， na zona da antiga Mesopotâmia， onde trabalhavam um grupo de arqueólogos na descoberta de vestígios de uma antiga cidade。 Vivia-se um clima de inquietude entre os membros da expedição e a mulher do "arqueólogo - chefe" sentia que corria perigo de vida。 Quando foi encontrada morta， tendo sido visivelmente assassinada， o clima de tensão aumentou e todos são suspeitos。 Mas， como "o assassínio é um hábito" （nas palavras de Poirot）， outros crimes e desaparecimentos se seguiram， e o mistério （intrincado！） só é resolvido com a ajuda das celulazinhas cinzentas do grande detetive。 。。。more
Agata Drzewiecka
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Miałam jakieś 3 podejścia do tej książki， za każdym razem odrzucał mnie bardzo powolny początek。。。ale w końcu mi się udało i okazało się całkiem przyjemne。 Chyba pierwszy raz byłam tak blisko rozwiązania zagadki， więc bez zaskoczeń， ale dobra rozrywka。
Belinda Vlasbaard
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4，25 stars - English paperback Review follows later。
carolina
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primeira vez que desconfiei da pessoa certa 👍🏻
Stephanie
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An enjoyable read。 The POV character is a woman who assists Poirot in unraveling the mystery， revealing interesting gender dynamics of the time period and Christie's own perspective as a woman of the time。 As a mystery， incredibly satisfying， with an ending I couldn't guess but made absolute sense。 A terrific dive into psychological motivations behind murder and I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys first-person mysteries。 An enjoyable read。 The POV character is a woman who assists Poirot in unraveling the mystery， revealing interesting gender dynamics of the time period and Christie's own perspective as a woman of the time。 As a mystery， incredibly satisfying， with an ending I couldn't guess but made absolute sense。 A terrific dive into psychological motivations behind murder and I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys first-person mysteries。 。。。more
Anna Maria D'Ambrosio
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«La lealtà può essere dannosa quando c'è di mezzo un crimine。 Finisce sempre con l'oscurare la verità。»Di base avrebbe potuto essere un classico libro di Agatha Christie ambientato in medio oriente， ma non riesce ad avere la stessa prestanza di titoli come Poirot sul Nilo o La domatrice。 I personaggi sono più simili a carta velina， specie quelli maschili， e sono così tanti da sembrare fotocopie， con nomi differenti。 Detto questo， ho apprezzato l’ambientazione e la narratrice， l’infermiera Amy Le «La lealtà può essere dannosa quando c'è di mezzo un crimine。 Finisce sempre con l'oscurare la verità。»Di base avrebbe potuto essere un classico libro di Agatha Christie ambientato in medio oriente， ma non riesce ad avere la stessa prestanza di titoli come Poirot sul Nilo o La domatrice。 I personaggi sono più simili a carta velina， specie quelli maschili， e sono così tanti da sembrare fotocopie， con nomi differenti。 Detto questo， ho apprezzato l’ambientazione e la narratrice， l’infermiera Amy Leatheran: pungente e simpatica。 。。。more
Pedro
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Love a murder mystery。 Who does it better than AG？ Outside some specific archaic terms not for our time， this was a great read。 Loved the setting and environment。 A dig in Iraq。 A murder or two。 What a plot。 Won't advise the murderer， have a guess。。。 Love a murder mystery。 Who does it better than AG？ Outside some specific archaic terms not for our time， this was a great read。 Loved the setting and environment。 A dig in Iraq。 A murder or two。 What a plot。 Won't advise the murderer， have a guess。。。 。。。more
ana
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gonna have to reread orient express， i cant just leave it like this
Matt
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Back for lucky book number 13 in the Hercule Poirot series， I was eager to see what Agatha Christie would do with this story。 The retired Belgian detective is not only sharp when analysing a crime scene， but also gets around the world with ease， helping those around him。 With a different narrative perspective in the form of a nurse， the story transports the reader to an archeological dig in Iraq。 Another great Poirot story sure to capture the interest of series fans and lovers of a good mystery Back for lucky book number 13 in the Hercule Poirot series， I was eager to see what Agatha Christie would do with this story。 The retired Belgian detective is not only sharp when analysing a crime scene， but also gets around the world with ease， helping those around him。 With a different narrative perspective in the form of a nurse， the story transports the reader to an archeological dig in Iraq。 Another great Poirot story sure to capture the interest of series fans and lovers of a good mystery alike。When Amy Leatheran was assigned to help Mrs。 Leidner， she knew it would be an adventure， but the degree may have passed her by。 Along with his wife， Dr。 Leidner and a group of others are on an archeological dig in Iraq。 The dynamics are such that Nurse Leatheran is sure something’s up， but cannot place her finger on it。 As Mrs。 Leidner begins having hallucinations and is worries about her safety， Nurse Leatheran cannot help but wonder if something sinister is on the horizon。 A letter arrives for Mrs。 Leidner， predicting horrible things will happen， which leads to her murder。 Who could be the culprit and that motive might they have？ it’s a mystery of the highest order， but there is a silver lining; Dr。 Hercule Poirot is in the region and will stop by soon to lend a hand。 When Poirot arrives， he listens to the story and begins amassing some ideas。 After another in the expedition turns up dead， having consumed a sizeable amount of poison， some wonder if it was the murderer’s guilty conscience that led to the act， while others are sure someone is lurking inthe shadows， ready to kill again when the time is right。Poirot synthesises the facts and predicts what likely happened， even if it seems improbable to all those in the expedition。 He is， of course， known for his outlandish mannerisms that usually lead to the correct answers。 Someone is guilty and Poirot wastes no time in pointing his well-manicured finger in a certain direction。 Christie presents a great mystery， free from the extemporaneous fluff that many stories penned today appear to have。 I have been enjoying these Poirot novels， as they are short enough to speed along and yet detailed enough to pull me in。 Christie does well in exemplifying her abilities and keeps the reader entertained throughout the reading experience。 Full of wonderful information and setting specific detail， the story moves along well and keeps the reader enthused until the final reveal。Christie has worked with a few narrative perspectives throughout the series， but chose a new leading set of eyes for this piece in the form of Amy Leatheran。 It helped keep the story moving along from a new perspective and allowed me to see how someone else perceives the great detective。 A strong narrative and some formidable characters made this a great read。 Add to that， some strong plot twists in a unique setting and the piece never fails to entertain。 While there is still a large pile of books yet to read in the series， I am eager to forge onwards to see what else there is to come。 Bring on more Poirot！Kudos， Dame Christie， for a unique mystery。 Let’s see what Poirot will discover next。Love/hate the review？ An ever-growing collection of others appears at: http://pecheyponderings。wordpress。com/ 。。。more
chiara
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te amo agatha me vuelan la cabeza los plot twist
Artemis
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One of my favorites。
Wendy B。
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Ammetto di essermi appassionata un po' meno del solito leggendo questo romanzo。 Lo stile della Christie è sempre di qualità e la lettura scorre bene， tuttavia in certe parti ho provato una leggera noia e non sono riuscita né a "sentire"， quanto avrei voluto， l'ambientazione della storia in Mesopotamia né a visualizzare i personaggi coinvolti in essa， ovvero gli archeologi della spedizione。 C'è stato persino un momento in cui mi sono resa conto che non mi interessava più di tanto scoprire chi fos Ammetto di essermi appassionata un po' meno del solito leggendo questo romanzo。 Lo stile della Christie è sempre di qualità e la lettura scorre bene， tuttavia in certe parti ho provato una leggera noia e non sono riuscita né a "sentire"， quanto avrei voluto， l'ambientazione della storia in Mesopotamia né a visualizzare i personaggi coinvolti in essa， ovvero gli archeologi della spedizione。 C'è stato persino un momento in cui mi sono resa conto che non mi interessava più di tanto scoprire chi fosse l'assassino。 Detto ciò， la spiegazione finale del delitto mi è piaciuta molto perché non avevo sospettato nulla e， come al solito， la ricostruzione dei fatti è stata impeccabile。 Diciamo che avrei voluto ragionare di più insieme a Poirot come in genere faccio， ma sarà per un'altra volta！ 。。。more
jade
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** audiobook This is the first Agatha Christie novel that got me a bit freaked out！ It was a classic set up and an overall compelling read。
Ailurophile
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It's a good read if one looks past the condescending representation of the Arab land （the narrator's snobbery， of course， but it rankled me， and pretty much ruined much of the fun。） It's a good read if one looks past the condescending representation of the Arab land （the narrator's snobbery， of course， but it rankled me， and pretty much ruined much of the fun。） 。。。more
Ilona
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2，5
JennerallySpeaking
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3/5 - This one surprised me a little。 The hints were there but I didn't read into them as I should have。 3/5 - This one surprised me a little。 The hints were there but I didn't read into them as I should have。 。。。more
Lara
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EU ACERTEI AAAAAAAAA
Agata
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Another fabulous detective novel from Agatha Christie。 I loved that this time the narrator is a female character。 A passionate and strongly natured nurse Amy Leatheran。 Her account and description of events and surroundings is very captivating and filled with conflicting emotions which definitely add flavour to the story。 Another aspect of the plot that I appreciate is the fact that in this novel Christie allows the reader to get to know the victim before the murder takes place。 Unlike some of h Another fabulous detective novel from Agatha Christie。 I loved that this time the narrator is a female character。 A passionate and strongly natured nurse Amy Leatheran。 Her account and description of events and surroundings is very captivating and filled with conflicting emotions which definitely add flavour to the story。 Another aspect of the plot that I appreciate is the fact that in this novel Christie allows the reader to get to know the victim before the murder takes place。 Unlike some of her other books， in this story the murder only occurs half way through the book。I loved being able to ‘meet’ the victim and learn a lot about her past and character before the crime。 Yet again， the true murderer isn’t revealed until the very end of the book。 Masterpiece！ 。。。more
Juliana Beatriz
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Nao foi o melhooooor livro que eu li dela， mas também não foi o pior。 a reviravolta do final me impediu de vir aqui falar “que livro horrível， demorei séculos pra lê-lo”。 eu， de fato， demorei muito pra ler， mas foi pura culpa minha， a história é cativante quando se dá a devida atenção。 a história ser narrada pela enfermeira dá um toque mais pessoal que eu gostei。 enfim， recomendo a leitura se já estiver habituado com a escrita da Agatha。
Katri
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This was。。。 Alright。 There was just something missing， something to really spark my interest。
Liliana Boada
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Gran relato sobre una expedición en Mesopotamia en la que una enfermera es contratada por el Señor Leidner para su esposa Louise Leidner quien tiene miedo de ser asesinada cuando lo es， Hércules Poirot descifra el misterio。Me gustó muchísimo， Agatha siempre hace sospechar de todos y siempre encuentra una manera ingeniosa de resolver el caso de la forma menos esperada， es imposible determinar quién es el asesino， nunca lo hubiera adivinado。
Lucia
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A fun， entertaining and witty story。 Christie never disappoints。I am now a huge fan of Hercule Poirot :）
Mike
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this one even though she did the thing I hate- a woman would recognize her husband years later！
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Murder in Mesopotamia
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Murder in Mesopotamia&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Murder in Mesopotamia&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0