Agatha Christie knew more than most about digging up corpses.

There are no major spoilers in this episode, but be aware that there are mentions of plot points from the books listed below.

Books and sources:

— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

— Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie

— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie

— Mallowan’s Memoirs by Max Mallowan

— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

— Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

— Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie

— Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

— They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie

— Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie

— Cat of Many Tails by Ellery Queen

— Murder by Burial by Stanley Casson

— Agatha Christie and Archaeology edited by Charlotte Trümpler

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