Books like They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
In "They Came to Baghdad," Christie combines her love of Middle Eastern settings with a tightly plotted espionage thriller. The novel opens as a secret superpower summit is planned in ancient Baghdad, but word of the meeting leaks. Underground operatives plot to sabotage the talks, and when a wounded secret agent dies in a hotel room, his final words leave a young, adventure‑seeking woman scrambling to decipher clues that could mean the difference between success and disaster.
First publish date: 1951
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Agatha Christie
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