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Description
When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after American archaeologist Dr Leidner’s wife Louise at a dig near Hassanieh she finds herself taking on more than just nursing duties – she also has to help solve murders. Fortunately for Amy, Hercule Poirot is visiting the excavation site but will the... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Hercule Poirot: A well-known Belgian detective.
- Amy Leatheran: A hospital nurse hired by Dr. Leidner to take care of his nervous wife.
- Dr. Leidner: A well-known archaeologist running a dig at Tell Yarimjah.
- Louise Leidner: Recent bride of Dr. Leidner; was married once before, when she was young.
- Richard Carey: Best friend of Dr. Leidner; works at the dig.
- Miss Johnson: A woman who works on Dr. Leidner's dig; very devoted to him.
- Mr. Mercado: A man who works with chemicals at the dig.
- Mrs. Mercado: A catty woman brought to the dig by her husband.
- Father Lavigny: A Catholic monk who works at the translations of all the written documents unearthed on the dig.
- Carl Reiter: A young German man in his first season on the dig.
- Bill Coleman: A young Brit very much out of a P.G. Wodehouse novel; works at the dig at the suggestion of his guardian.
- David Emmott: A quiet young American on the dig who is very hard to read.
- Dr. Reilly: An English doctor at Hassanieh; suggests Nurse Leatheran work with the Leidners at the dig.
- Sheila Reilly: Dr. Reilly's daughter; often runs down to the dig to hang out with the boys.
- Captain Maitland: The Englishman in charge of the police at Hassanieh.
- Frederick Bosner: Louise Leidner's first husband; declared dead as a traitor during the war.
- William Bosner: Frederick's younger brother; worshiped the ground his brother walked on.
First Sentence
In the hall of the Tigris Palace Hotel in Baghdad a hospital nurse was finishing a letter.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Giles Reilly, M.D.
1. Foreword
2. Introducing Amy Leatheran
3. Gossip
4. I Arrive in Hassanieh
5. Tell Yarimjah
6. First Evening
7. The Man at the Window
8. Night Alarm
9. Mrs. Leidner's Story
10. Saturday Afternoon
11. An Odd Business
12. "I Didn't Believe. . ."
13. Hercule Poirot Arrives
14. One of Us?
15. Poirot Makes a Suggestion
16. The Suspects
17. The Stain by the Wash-stand
18. Tea at D. Reilly's
19. A New Suspicion
20. Miss Johnson, Mrs. Mercado, Mr. Reiter
21. Mr. Mercado, Richard Carey
22. David Emmot, Father Lavigny, and a Discovery
23. I Go Psychic
24. Murder Is A Habit
25. Suicide or Murder?
26. Next It Will Be Me!
27. Beginning of a Journey
28. Journey's End
29. L'Envoi
Series
This is book 13 in the Hercule Poirot series.
Authors & Contributors
- Agatha Christie (Author)
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