In 1928, Agatha Christie is celebrated for her detective novels but longing for love and keen to branch out into romantic fiction. She travels to Iraq in search of romance and joins her friends on an historical dig where an ancient stone tablet has been unearthed by renowned archaeologist, Max Mallowan. Agatha helps Max to investigate the mysterious death of his colleague and soon, the whole group is in danger from unknown forces. With the desert closing in, and far from home, Agatha needs all her intelligence and skill to solve the case and avoid the Curse of Ishtar.
