Flighty but good-hearted Victoria Jones craves love, intrigue, and adventure. She strikes gold in Edward, a handsome and mysterious traveler whom she's vowed to follow to the ends of the earth. Yet no whirlwind affair can prepare Victoria for what unfolds once she lands in Baghdad. Not a day in Edward's shadow, and she hears whispered warnings of danger and witnesses the murder of a secret agent in her hotel room. And when she discovers that a romantic rival for Edward's affection has arranged for her kidnapping, Victoria fears that her impetuous nature could be the death of her.
"Baghdad is holding a secret superpower summit, but the word is out, and an underground organisation in the Middle East is plotting to sabotage the talks. Into this explosive situation appears Victoria Jones, a girl with a yearning for adventure who gets more than she bargains for when a wounded spy dies in her hotel room. The only man who can save the summit is dead. Can Victoria make sense of his dying words: '...Lucifer...Basrah...Lefarge...'?"
"Agatha Christie detective thriller."
"Flighty but good-hearted Victoria Jones craves love, intrigue, and adventure. She strikes gold in Edward, a handsome and mysterious traveler whom she's vowed to follow to the ends of the earth. Yet no whirlwind affair can prepare Victoria for what unfolds once she lands in Baghdad. Not a day in Edward's shadow, and she hears whispered warnings of danger and witnesses the murder of a secret agent in her hotel room. And when she discovers that a romantic rival for Edward's affection has arranged for her kidnapping, Victoria fears that her impetuous nature could be the death of her."@en
""Beautiful young Victoria Jones was an incurable romantic, addicted to twisting facts to suit her fancy. But no tall tale she had ever told could be the real life plot that now held her in its grip as she plunged into danger more savage then her own wildest fiction. Headstrong love had led Victoria to Baghdad where she was held spellbound by a man she barely knew, stalked by a killer she did not know at all, and entangled in a web of intrigue, evil and murder that threatened not only her but the fate of the world ..."--BOOK COVER."@en
"A typist's passion for a glamorous life leads her to Baghdad and unexpected involvement in international espionage."@en
"Baghdad is holding a secret superpower summit, but the word is out, and an underground organization in the Middle East is plotting to sabatoge the talks. Into this explosive situation appears Victoria Jones, a young woman with a yearning for adventure who gets more than she bargains for when a wounded spy dies in her hotel room. The only man who can save the summit is dead. Can Victoria make sense of his dying words: Lucifer...Basrah...LeFarge..."
"Victoria Jones, an incurable romantic with a mischievous streak, falls for a handsome stranger in Fitz-James Gardens and determines to pursue him in exotic Baghdad. When Edward eludes her, she is drawn into a quagmire of dust, deception, and murder. After a man dies in Victoria's hotel room, British agents recruit her to infiltrate a devious group that has developed a secret weapon of massive proportions. The evil conspirators, and a certain young man, may have finally met their match."@en
"Flighty but good-hearted Victoria Jones craves love, intrigue, and adventure. She strikes gold in Edward, a handsome and mysterious traveler whom she's vowed to follow to the ends of the earth. Yet no whirlwind affair can prepare Victoria for what unfolds once she lands in Baghdad. Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret superpower summit. Unfortunately the word is out, and an underground organization in the Middle East is planning to sabotage the talks. When a wounded agent dies in her hotel room, Victoria finds herself in the middle of an explosive situation. Now, if only she could make sense of the agent's final words: "Lucifer... Basrah... LeFarge...""
""Victoria Jones is a young English woman who is looking for love. She follows her new love interest to Baghdad, but she has no idea what adventure is waiting for her there. A very important international meeting is planned in Baghdad, but a secret organisation wants to sabotage it. Meanwhile, when a man dies in Victoria's hotel room, he whispers three words to her: '...Lucifer ...Basrah ...Lefarge ...' What do these words mean? And what does it have to do with the meeting?" --rear cover."
"Victoria Jones is a shorthand/typist who meets Edward, who appears to be a good style of chap. Victoria is keen on him, so follows him to Bagdhad. Not having any money, and not knowing Edward's surname, are some of the obstacles that she must overcome -- as well as the little matter of a vast international conspiracy which could disrupt a secret meeting of world superpowers."
"Victoria Jones, just fired from her typing job in London, meets a handsome young man in the park. He says that he is going to Baghdad and this chance encounter sets her off in pursuit - as she hopes - of a glorious adventure and also of the attractive young man Edward. Instead, to her amazement and fear, on her arrival in Baghdad, she becomes caught in the relentless toils of international intrigue, (a plot against world peace), with evil, violence and deadly peril as her close companions."@en
"aAgatha Christie first visited Baghdad as a tourist in 1927; many years later she would become a resident of the exotic and then open city, and it was here, and while on archaeological digs throughout Iraq with her husband, Sir Max Mallowan, that Agatha Christie wrote some of her most important works.They Came to Baghdad is one of Agatha Christie's highly successful forays into the spy thriller genre. In this novel, Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret superpower summit. But the word is out, and an underground organisation is plotting to sabotage the talks.Into this explosive situation stumbles Victoria Jones, a young woman with a yearning for adventure who gets more than she bargains for when a wounded secret agent dies in her hotel room. Now, if only she could make sense of his final words: 'Lucifer ... Basrah ... Lefarge ...'"
"Victoria Jones, a shorthand typist, was looking for work when a chance encounter set her off in pursuit of glorious adventure and an attractive young man."@en
"Victoria Jones fait la connaisance d'un séduisant jeune homme et le suive à Bagdad où un "tourbillon d'aventures d'espionnage" les attend."
"Haar liefde volgend belandt een jonge stenotypiste in Bagdad, waar de gebeurtenissen een voor haar onverwachte loop nemen."
"Victoria is pursued by an unknown power that threatened not only her, but the fate of the entire world."@en
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