Mystery Book Club

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETING

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie

When a woman arrives at an ancient site in the Iraqi desert to nurse the wife of a celebrated archaeologist, she finds her patient suffering from bizarre visions and nervous terror, and then a member of the research team is murdered. With one spot of blood as his only clue, Hercule Poirot must unravel a mystery which strains even his remarkable powers.

Moderated by Carole Shmurak, author of 11 books and Professor Emerita at Central Connecticut State University. To participate, contact Carole at cshmurak@gmail.com and put “Wallingford Mystery Book Club” in the subject line.

Fall 2022: Digging for Clues

Archeologists attempt to solve mysteries from the past, but sometimes they become involves in contemporary mysteries as well. Agatha Christie, whose second husband was the British archeologist Max Mallowan, once said, "An archeologist is the best husband any woman can get. Just consider: The older she gets, the more he is interested in her." Of course, in Christie's day, most of the professional archeologists were male; not so in this series.