Murder in Mesopotamia is one of Agatha Christie's detective stories that needs no introduction. This work belongs to the "oriental cycle" with the famous detective Hercule Poirot as the protagonist. The novel was first published in 1906. The novel is set in Iraq before 1932. The main story is the murder of the wife of the famous Swedish archaeologist Dr. Laidner. This detective story is a prequel to Murder on the Orient Express.