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Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie

3 reviews

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Book twenty-five of my personal read through of Agatha Christie in (American) publication order.

While the tone was still on the cozier side, as you would expect, the structure of this one screamed thriller to me. The murder didn't happen until after ramping up the tension a bit, and once it did it was clever locked room type mystery. (I had some suspicion about where the red herrings lay, but that probably just means I read it as a teen and slightly remembered it from then...)

Definitely recommended if you like Agatha Christie but want a change of pace from her cozier and more English feeling stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Bullying

sop17hie's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Death, Murder, Vomit, and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Addiction, Violence, Stalking, and Infidelity

poirot's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief and Racism

Minor: Bullying, Addiction, Drug use, and Suicide