Hercule Poirot · Book 13

Murder in Mesopotamia

by Agatha Christie

Published
1 January 1936
Pages
248
ISBN-13
9782253242550
Type
novel

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About this book

Published 1936 at 248 pages, "Murder in Mesopotamia" is Poirot's 12th case -- a fair-play puzzle mystery in Christie's classic mould, with a closed circle of suspects and a drawing-room reveal at the end.

Its place in Hercule Poirot

Murder in Mesopotamia is book 13 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows The A.B.C. Murders. It is followed by Cards on the Table. See the full Hercule Poirot reading order.

Hercule Poirot is the fastidious, egg-headed Belgian detective who solves murders with his "little grey cells" rather than legwork — a private inquiry agent, former Belgian policeman, and refugee of the First World War who settles in England and becomes the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie built the character across 33 novels and dozens of short stories between 1920 and 1975, perfecting the fair-play puzzle mystery: a closed circle of suspects, a country house or a locked…

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