 Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition | |
| 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) |
| Pages | 288 |
| Preceded by | The A.B.C. Murders |
| Followed by | Cards on the Table |
Murder in Mesopotamia is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 July 1936[1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)[4] and the US edition at $2.00.[3] The cover was designed by Robin McCartney.[5]
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.
- ^ "Review of Murder in Mesopotamia". The Observer. 5 July 1936. p. 6.
- ^ Cooper, John; Pyke, B A (1994). Detective Fiction – the collector's guide (2nd ed.). Scholar Press. pp. 82, 86. ISBN 0-85967-991-8.
- ^ a b "American Tribute to Agatha Christie". First edition covers. Home.insightbb.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (1987). Foord, Peter; Williams, Richard (eds.). Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions (2nd ed.). Dragonby Press. p. 15. ISBN 9781871122015.
- ^ Curran 2011, "El caso de los anónimos: Agatha Christie en la mesa de trabajo".