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One Poisoning.
Murder in Mesopotamia
When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after American archaeologist Dr Leidner’s wife Louise at a dig near Hassanieh she finds herself taking on more than just nursing duties – she also has to help solve murders. Fortunately for Amy, Hercule Poirot is visiting the excavation site but will the great detective be in time to prevent a multiple murderer from striking again?Year: 1936
Detective: Hercule Poirot
Location: Middle East
Detective: Hercule Poirot
Location: Middle East
Cast of characters
Hercule Poirot. Also: Ali Yusef, Frederick Bosner, Richard Carey, Bill Coleman, David Emmott, Anne Johnson, Major and Mary Kelsey, Father Lavigny, Amy Leatheran, Dr. Eric and Mrs. Louise Leidner, Captain Maitland, Raoul Menier, Joseph and Marie Mercado, Major Pennyman, Dr. Giles and Sheila Reilly, Carl Reiter, Monsieur VerrierPublishing history
Publishing: First published in 1936 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. TV: Adapted for TV by LWT in England and A&E in the U.S. in 2000 with David Suchet as Poirot. It premiered on A&E in the States in July 2001.Notes and reviews
The novel is one of several works that emerged from the author's involvement with her husband's archaeological expeditions in the Middle East during the 1930s and contains fascinating details based on her own experiences and observations.Murder methods:
One Blow to the Head.One Poisoning.
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