An archaeologist's wife is murdered on the shores of the River Tigris in Iraq It was clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister was going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of Lovely Louise' wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr Leidner In a few days' time Hercule Poirot was due to drop in at the excavation site But with Louise suffering from terrifying hallucinations & tension within the group becoming almost unbearable Poirot might just be too late