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Murder in Mesopotamia
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Within Vinony's link graph, Murder in Mesopotamia is referenced by 209 other articles, and connects out to Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and The Mysterious Mr Quin.
It is catalogued under topics including 1930s mystery novels, 1936 British novels and British English-language novels.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Cover artist
- Robin Macartney
- Language
- English
- Series
- Hercule Poirot
- Genre
- Crime novel
- Publisher
- Collins Crime Club
- Publication date
- 6 July 1936
- Publication place
- United Kingdom
- Media type
- Print (hardback & paperback)
- Preceded by
- The A.B.C. Murders
- Followed by
- Cards on the Table
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Genre
- detective fiction
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Followed by
- Cards on the Table
- Follows
- The A.B.C. Murders
- Creator
- Agatha Christie
- Narrative location
- Iraq
- Official website
- www.agathachristie.com/stories/murder-in-mesopotamia
- Image
- Murder in Mesopotamia.jpg
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- form of creative work
- novel
- title
- Murder in Mesopotamia
- characters
- Hercule Poirot
- publication date
- 1936-07-06
- language of work or name
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Murder in Mesopotamia is a mystery novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 July 1936 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. The cover was designed by Robin Macartney.
The book features Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The novel is set at an archaeological excavation in Iraq, and descriptive details derive from the author's visit to the Royal Cemetery at Ur where she met her husband, Sir Max Mallowan, and other British archaeologists. It was adapted for television in 2002.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Murder in Mesopotamia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.