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Dame Agatha Abroad: Murder on the Orient Express / They Came to Bagdad / Murder in Mesopotamia
Murder on the Orient Express: When a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks, the luxurious train is full-but by morning there is one less passenger. A man lies dead, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside...and it's up to Hercule Poirot to solve a seemingly impossible crime.
Murder In Mesopotamia
When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after an archaeologist's ailing wife at a dig, she's in for more than just nursing-she also has to solve a murder. Fortunately for Amy, Hercule Poirot is also visiting the excavation site.
They Came To Baghdad
A superposer summit is planned in Baghdad-and an underground organization plans to sabotage it. Into this explosive situation skips Victoria Jones, who yearns for adventure...and gets more than she bargained for when an agent dies in her hotel room.
Murder In Mesopotamia
When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after an archaeologist's ailing wife at a dig, she's in for more than just nursing-she also has to solve a murder. Fortunately for Amy, Hercule Poirot is also visiting the excavation site.
They Came To Baghdad
A superposer summit is planned in Baghdad-and an underground organization plans to sabotage it. Into this explosive situation skips Victoria Jones, who yearns for adventure...and gets more than she bargained for when an agent dies in her hotel room.
568 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2005
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Agatha Christie
5,733 books75.6k followersAgatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
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August 9, 2018
Love Agatha Christie! This book was fun because it had three stories to read, one right after the next. Totally got my Christie fix :)
April 9, 2022
Read Murder in Mesopotamia. Five stars. I enjoy the Poirot mysteries with non Hastings narrators. I did not figure this one out and the ending caught me off guard. Really good!
April 27, 2020
My copy of They Came to Bagdad is in a collection "Murderers Abroad" that includes Mystery of the Blue Train, Murder in Mesopotamia, They Came to Bagdad, So Many Steps to Death and Passenger to Frankfurt. I read this because it was next in my reading Agatha Christie books in order. I hadn't read it before that I remembered and if you aren't reading them all, don't bother. The story is about a Cold War "destroy everthing and rebuild with only perfect people who know best" society. It is a little like a James Bond movie without Sean Connery. Silly.
September 22, 2023
This is a book club edition containing two Poirot mysteries, Murder on the Orient Express and Murder in Mesopotamia, and a non-series thriller, They Came to Baghdad. That last is the first stand-alone Christie novel I've read in many years, and, in my opinion, the best of the three included here. I've reviewed the first two titles separately, so will follow suit for the third.
May 15, 2020
I do adore the t.v. Poirot series and haven't missed a one BUT read Agatha's originals. You'll be surprised how different the plots run. A bonus since you get two versions to enjoy.
March 20, 2022
Really a fun read, part mystery, a bit of travelogue
January 27, 2023
Two classic Poirot stories and the most readable political thriller of Christie's I've ever encountered.
May 1, 2013
A collection of three of Agatha Christie's "overseas" stories: The well-known "Murder on the Orient Express," "Murder in Mesopotamia" and "They Came to Baghdad."
You may read my detailed reviews of "Orient" and "Bagdad" on their individual titles. Suffice it to say that "Orient" is a real classic that still thrills me every time I read it. "Baghdad" is one of Christie's adventure/spy novels and is a good, fun read; although, I do wonder if another "whodunit" would have been better suited to this collection.
This is my only copy of "Murder in Mesopotamia," which I had assumed that I had read previously (oops), but hadn't (yay for a new Christie to read!). The story was really fun with lots of good twists and unexpected connections. I really enjoyed the narration by Nurse Leatheran, which was a fun change of pace from the omnipresent narration that Christie normally uses and brought a nice touch of humor to the story. Hang in there for Poirot's appearance halfway through!
There are two reasons this doesn't get five stars: One - I'm not sure why they chose "They Came to Baghdad," instead of "Appointment with Death," whose subject matter (and detective) are much more in line with the theme of the other two installments. And two - Agatha Christie needed an American to tweak her American accents! For the most part, they either sound like annoying cowboys or really not any different than her other characters, employing VERY British turns of phrase. I can live with that.
You may read my detailed reviews of "Orient" and "Bagdad" on their individual titles. Suffice it to say that "Orient" is a real classic that still thrills me every time I read it. "Baghdad" is one of Christie's adventure/spy novels and is a good, fun read; although, I do wonder if another "whodunit" would have been better suited to this collection.
This is my only copy of "Murder in Mesopotamia," which I had assumed that I had read previously (oops), but hadn't (yay for a new Christie to read!). The story was really fun with lots of good twists and unexpected connections. I really enjoyed the narration by Nurse Leatheran, which was a fun change of pace from the omnipresent narration that Christie normally uses and brought a nice touch of humor to the story. Hang in there for Poirot's appearance halfway through!
There are two reasons this doesn't get five stars: One - I'm not sure why they chose "They Came to Baghdad," instead of "Appointment with Death," whose subject matter (and detective) are much more in line with the theme of the other two installments. And two - Agatha Christie needed an American to tweak her American accents! For the most part, they either sound like annoying cowboys or really not any different than her other characters, employing VERY British turns of phrase. I can live with that.
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November 20, 2016Only read Murder on the Orient Express.
October 12, 2017
Only read Murder on the Orient Express. First book I read from Agatha Christie. I completely didn’t expect the ending. I can see why this is an enduring classic. Definitely worth reading.
March 11, 2018
The book is broken up in a very interesting way. Or maybe it's just my copy version of it. It seems to dumb down the story a bit. I also have to admit that I don't care too much for Hercule Poirot. He seems extremely full of himself. All-in-all it was an ok read. Not great but not bad either.
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