53. They Came to Baghdad (1951)

Agatha!

This book really, really exemplified the word adventure!  And Victoria Jones - what a badass!  (Sorry if that's inappropriate, but really!!)  She starts out mildly annoying and immature and transforms over the next two hundred pages into a clever, brave badass!  She reminded me of Anne Beddingfied in The Man in the Brown Suit (although honestly it took me a bit to remember her name and story.)

When I saw this title came up, I honestly wasn't too excited about it.  Baghdad.  Middle East.  Dust.  Not really my thing.  And the politics of spying and such - over my head.  But you managed to pull me in within a few lines and I loved the craziness of it all.

Fun characters, twists and turns, an exotic setting... thanks again for the ride.

Always,
Beth