• Murder in Mesopotamia

  • A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Anna Massey
  • Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (754 ratings)

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Murder in Mesopotamia

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Anna Massey
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Publisher's summary

Nurse Amy Leatheran had never felt the lure of the "mysterious East", but she nonetheless accepts an assignment at Hassanieh, an ancient site deep in the Iraqi desert, to care for the wife of a celebrated archaeologist. Mrs Leidner is suffering bizarre visions and nervous terror.

"I'm afraid of being killed!" she admits to her nurse. Her terror, unfortunately, is anything but unfounded, and Nurse Leatheran is soon enough without a patient.

The world's greatest detective happens to be in the vicinity, however: having concluded an assignment in Syria, and curious about the dig at Hassanieh, Hercule Poirot arrives in time to lead a murder investigation that will tax even his remarkable powers - and in a part of the world that has seen more than its share of misadventure and foul play.

©1936 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2002 HarperCollins Publishers

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Excellent

One of Agatha Christie's very clever works. Really enjoyable novel in an exotic eastern setting.

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very enjoyable

nice change to have the narration be from a women's perspective. somehow much more fitting for Agatha. great twist! loved it

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Amazing story, but fantastic narration

This has been one of my favorite Agatha Christie books. The narration took some getting used to, but the story was worth it.

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One of my favorites

Love the reader, she does an excellent job bringing the story and the characters to life!

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Good story, narrator Belgian/German issues

Classic Christie! Only concerned about narrator's representation of Poirot, she occasionally slipped into German accent.

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On the whole, enjoyed it.

While this is one of my favorite Christie book, I didn’t enjoy the voice of Poirot by the narrator. It was really annoying. She did great on the other characters. My favorite narrator is Hugh Fraser. He’s amazing.

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Really Difficult to Listen To

Boy oh boy the narration is rough on this one. Find it somewhere else if possible.

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fun listen

I'd read this story before but I enjoyed revisiting it in audiobook version. Well done story.

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Voice

I love Agatha Christie but could not get past the third chapter because of the narrator. It was painful.

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Narration is Dreadful

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The Narrator.

Would you be willing to try another book from Agatha Christie? Why or why not?

I have finished 14 already. Loved them all.

Would you be willing to try another one of Anna Massey’s performances?

Absolutely Not.

Was Murder in Mesopotamia worth the listening time?

I barely could finish because of the dreadful narrator.

Any additional comments?

So disappointed. Where was Hugh Fraser?

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