The Christie Affair, Nina de Gramont
The Christie Affair, Nina de Gramont
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The Christie Affair
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Nina de Gramont

Narrator: Lucy Scott

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2022


Synopsis

A Reese's Book Club Pick

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.

Every story has its secrets.
Every mystery has its motives.

“A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. It’s a particular feeling, the urge to murder. It takes over your body so completely, it’s like a divine force, grabbing hold of your will, your limbs, your psyche. There’s a joy to it. In retrospect, it’s frightening, but I daresay in the moment it feels sweet. The way justice feels sweet.”

The greatest mystery wasn’t Agatha Christie’s disappearance in those eleven infamous days, it’s what she discovered.

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 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?

A 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 century

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

About Nina de Gramont

Nina de Gramont is a professor of Creative Writing at University of North Carolina, Wilmington. She is the author of THE LAST SEPTEMBER (Algonquin 2015) as well as several Young Adult novels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on January 29, 2024

Delightful, Wild Ride On December 3, 1926, Agatha Christie was told by her husband that he was leaving her for another woman, a Nancy Neele. Agatha Christie hopped into her car and drove off, only to have her car discovered abandoned with her clothing and driver's license inside. Agatha Christie disa......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on December 15, 2021

A 5-star premise with a 3-star plot 3.5 stars “Authors created problems, they didn’t solve them.” The Christie Affair is a mystery centered around the sensational and scandalous chain of events that led to Agatha Christie’s disappearance for 11 days in 1926. Told through the eyes of Agatha Christies......more

Goodreads review by Holly on January 22, 2022

3.5 STARS A fictional account of the real Agatha Christie disappearance on Friday 3 December 1926 at around 9:30 p.m. As a Christie fan, I had to read this one and find out more about the night the mystery writer vanished. There are some fascinating images of the news articles on the web. The story is......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on August 29, 2021

3.5 stars ‘Please call me Agatha’ entreats Mrs Christie to Nan O’Dea, her husband Archie’s mistress and she’s far too well bred to call Nan out for the betrayal. When Archie tells Agatha he is leaving her for Nan, could this have been the catalyst for Agatha’s disappearance between 3rd and 14th Dece......more

Goodreads review by Terrie on July 30, 2022

"The Christie Affair" by Nina de Gramont is a clever blend of fact and fiction! Archibald Christie's mistress, Nan O'Dea, has an allure he can't seem to resist. The attraction is so entrancing, Archie has decided to tell his fiercely loyal and well-known wife, Agatha, he plans to divorce her and marr......more


Awards

  • Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
  • Washington Post Best Books of the Year
  • Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
  • Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
  • Chapters Indigo Best of the Year