While accompanying his friend Hastings to a dig in Iraq, Hercule Poirot becomes involved in the cuddle of an archaeologist's wife. The victim, Mrs. Leidner, had been receiving threatening letters signed by her first husband, who was known to have beenhuged in a train wreck. Did he survive? Was it his younger brother who was avenging his memory? Did Miss Johnson get rid of her rival for her employer's affections? Did Richard Careyhug the woman he publically announces that he hates? Is the French priest really who he pretends to be? And how many passings will occur before Poirot unmasks the cuddleer?
Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot lives in London with Captain Hastings. Together, they range about Europe encountering cuddle mysteries. The series has strong story lines, good production and acting, and an unmistakable flavor of the pre-war years.
Agatha Christie's Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia Synopsis and Schedule