a mess of things

I'm rather busy, as usual.  My living space is currently covered in Christmas and Etsy projects.  My brain is full of ideas and my to-do list is dwindling growing.  All the while, I am practicing walking in 4" heels so that I can dance in them on my birthday.

I recently finished reading Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie.  I thought it was a wonderful mystery.  I often have some trouble keeping up with all the characters in Ms. Christie's books because there are so many and with indistinguishable characteristics making them all blend together.  That was not the case in Murder in Mesopotamia.  While I did speculate toward the beginning that the murderer did, in fact, commit the murder, Ms. Christie quickly had me suspecting more characters as to confuse me and to create a real mystery. 

A woman receives life-threatening letters from a mysterious man.  I can't tell you anymore about the plot because that would be giving the whole thing away!  The setting is an archaeological dig near Baghdad giving a great air of mystery.  The characters are French, American, British, and Arabic giving the story more variety than to be expected from an Agatha Christie novel.  The story is told from the direct point of view of the nurse.  This perspective gave additional intrigue since the nurse was in the household at the time of the murder.

If you like a good mystery or archeaeological excavation, this is the book for you!  I rather enjoyed it! 

Be on the lookout during the months of November and December.  I will be including Etsy coupons in my posts.  Enter AGATHA at checkout for 10% off your purchase.  The coupon code expires November 9, 2011.  I will update my shop items as I have time over the next few months.  If you have specific items you're looking for, let me know.  I cannot guarantee they'll make it to the shop, but I can move it up on the priority list.