Murder In Mesopotamia

Oct 3, 2024 5:28 PM

Author:Agatha Christie,John Moffatt,Full Cast

Just as Amy Leatheran is about to return to England, she is hired by celebrated archaeologist Dr Leidner to work as a nurse/companion for his wife, who is subject to fits of nervous terrors. As they travel to an ancient site in the Iraqi desert, Amy finds herself in a situation stranger than she could ever have imagined, whilst Mrs Leidner proves to be a demanding yet fascinating woman. Gradually Mrs Leidner warms to Amy and, taking her into her confidence, she reveals the source of her terror. But as the oppressive tension in the air thickens, events come to a terrible climax and result in murder. With just one spot of blood as his only clue, Hercule Poirot must embark on a journey not just across the desert but into the darkest crevices of the human soul. There he hopes to unravel a mystery which taxes even his remarkable powers.

2 CDs. 2 hrs 20 mins.

Reviews

The world's funniest travel writer turns his pen to the Eurovision Song Contest

—— Observer

We love travel humourist Tim Moore's take on the Eurovision ultra-losers

—— Sunday Times

It makes for a diverting trip and Moore's glib, easily digested comic style is well suited to these tales of defiance and depression and pride curdled with paranoia

—— Metro

Moore is a talented and very funny writer

—— Daily Telegraph

Funny and unhinged- there is something beautifully true to the Eurovision spirit about Nul Points

—— Independent

He can't help writing amusingly: it's in his DNA... a sometimes blisteringly funny account of surprisingly sad lives

—— Marcus Berkmann , Sunday Telegraph

It's inevitably Tim Moore's pseudo-forensic take on the whole madness which makes it so much fun

—— Ric Cooper , Daily Mail

There is something engaging and even informative in the book's portrait of the less glamorous side of Europe's pop musical industries

—— Irish Times

Hums and strums along genially, with a generous and unkitsch affection

—— Steven Poole , Guardian

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