Nurse Amy Leatheran is hired by Dr. Leidner to take care of his wife Louise. Leidner is an archaeologist and thinks his wife could use some medical help while they dig in Iraq. Amy meets Louise and likes her straight away, but soon realises the atmosphere in the dig site is very tense.

It was the first time I read this Poirot's mystery and I admit I got confused by the number of characters and mixed their names. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the different scenario and the way the murder was thought, I could not figure it out until the very end - which is the way I like "my" Christie's mysteries.