The author tells a fictional story surrounding the Christie mystery by using subjects such as. The question is, why? Why destroy another woman’s marriage, why hatch a plot years in the making, and why murder? How was Nan O’Dea so intricately tied to those eleven mysterious days that Agatha Christie went missing?Ī beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder-and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth centuryĪ Macmillan Audio production from St. To say that I was surprised by this novel is an understatement. London, 1925: In a world of townhomes and tennis matches, socialites and shooting parties, Miss Nan O’Dea became Archie Christie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted and well-known wife, Agatha Christie. The greatest mystery wasn’t Agatha Christie’s disappearance in those eleven infamous days, it’s what she discovered.
In retrospect, it’s frightening, but I daresay in the moment it feels sweet. It takes over your body so completely, it’s like a divine force, grabbing hold of your will, your limbs, your psyche. It’s a particular feeling, the urge to murder. “A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. De Gramont draws from historical sources and highlights iconic events of the time, such as World War I and the influenza. The novel takes place in the early part of the 20th century, focusing on mystery author Agatha Christie’s real-life disappearance in 1926. A good read & an interesting imagination of Agatha Christies disappearance. Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a stunning new novel that reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world. The Christie Affair, by Nina de Gramont, is a historical novel published in 2022.
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