Publisher's Synopsis
Threatening notes from beyond the grave. A ghostly face at a window. A woman found murdered in a locked room that no one could have entered. Hercule Poirot is back, and mystery is on the menu. On holiday in Iraq, Poirot visits an ancient site that his good friend Captain Hastings is helping excavate. But what begins as an entertaining diversion becomes a professional puzzle to challenge even Poirot's brilliance when the head archeologist's unpopular wife is killed. Though there is no shortage of suspects, clues are few and misleading, and the local authorities turn to their esteemed guest for help.
