Max Mallowan of Ur (1925–31), which was thought to be the capital of Mesopotamian civilization. It was at the Ur site, in 1930, that he first met Agatha Christie, the famous author, whom he married the same year. In 1932, after a short time working at Nineveh with Reginald Campbell Thompson, Mallowan became a field director for a series of expeditions jointly run by the British Museum and the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. His excavations included the prehistoric village at Tell Arpachiyah, and the sites at Chagar Bazar and Tell Brak in the Upper Khabur area (Syria). He was also
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