What was the name of Agatha Christie's second husband?

Agatha Christie's second husband was the archaeologist Max Mallowan. They married in 1930, after Christie had divorced her first husband, Archibald Christie.

Christie met Mallowan during an archaeological excavation at Ur in modern-day Iraq. He was then a young archaeologist working under Leonard Woolley, while Christie was visiting the site. Their shared interest in the ancient Near East became an important part of their life together. Christie regularly accompanied Mallowan on excavations and helped with practical tasks such as cleaning archaeological objects.

Her experiences in the Middle East influenced several novels, including Murder in Mesopotamia, They Came to Baghdad, and Appointment with Death. She also described excavation life in the travel memoir Come, Tell Me How You Live. Mallowan later became a prominent archaeologist, directing excavations at sites including Nimrud and serving as a professor and academic leader. A common mix-up is confusing him with Archibald Christie, who was Agatha's first husband and the father of her daughter, Rosalind.