Katharine Woolley Mesopotamia" by Agatha Christie; Christie's second marriage in 1930 was to Max Mallowan, Sir Leonard Woolley's assistant at Ur. During World War II, her husband was involved with monitoring Nazi looting of museums, galleries and archives; she assisted with this work. She died of multiple sclerosis on 8 November 1945 in The Dorchester, where she and her husband had been living for several years. Katharine Woolley Katharine Woolley, née Menke (June 1888 – 8 November 1945) was a British archaeologist who worked principally at the Mesopotamian site of Ur. She was married to archaeologist Sir Charles Leonard Woolley. She was
The Murder on the Links resemble the actual jacket which shows Monsieur Renauld digging the open grave on the golf course at night. Christie dedicated her third book as follows:"To My Husband. A fellow enthusiast for detective stories and to whom I am indebted for much helpful advice and criticism". Christie refers here to her first husband, Archibald Christie (1890–1962) from whom she was divorced in 1928. The dustjacket front flap of the first edition carried no specially written blurb. Instead it carried quotes of reviews for "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" whilst the back jacket flap carried similar quotes for "The Secret Adversary". "The