"Set in 1930, four years after Agatha Christie's mysterious disappearance and subsequent divorce, the novel follows Christie as she travels to the Middle East to move past this tumultuous period in her life. Invited by her friend Katharine Woolley, wife of renowned British archaeologist Leonard Woolley, Christie arrives at the archaeological site of Ur near Baghdad. What begins as a restful retreat soon unravels into a series of unsettling events: repeated thefts, an ominous curse, and anonymous letters disturb the expedition, leaving Katharine particularly distressed."--Publisher's website.