The Christie Affair: A Novel

An interesting but very different tale of the famous disappearance of Agatha Christie for eleven days in 1925. It is a mystery within a mystery. It is told by Mr. Christie's mistress, Nan O'Day. One day Agatha packs a bag and disappears. Her car is found, but not Agatha. It is quite a brilliantly written what if of a tale of those missing eleven days until Agatha is found again. The story is mostly written about Nan O'Day the mistress, how she came to be in England and her reason for becoming a mistress to Mr. Christie. It is quite a story and a good one at that. I wasn't sure about the ending, I really felt bad for the Irish fellow, but I guess life move in different directions. It was quite a twist at the end and I never expected that. I listened to the audio book and I also read the book. It was a little harder to follow than some and that helped me to figure out where I was in the book. It did a lot of twisting, turning and going back and forth between past and present time. Nan's story was quite sad and I understood her character a bit more as the story continued. It was almost three stories, Nan's story, Agatha's story and the story of the two of them and the ending. I did enjoy reading the story and I would recommend it. Thanks to Nina De Gramont for writing an interesting story, to St. Martin's Press for publishing it, and to NetGalley for making it available to me.

Part love story. Part mystery. Whole epically amazing beautiful imaginative tale of what could have happened during Agatha Christies 11 missing days. Told from the perspective of Agatha's husbands mistress, I almost didn't read this book. Just from the synopsis I got the feeling this would he sympathetic to the mistress. But it's not. Its a beautiful tale that spans Nan's lifetime and centers on those lost 11 days. We find out why Nan is with another woman's husband. We find out Agatha's strength and power as a woman when women didn't have much power. And we watch them both fall in love. With who? Well that's why you have to read the book! This is one of the hands down best books I've read this year. Giving more details will ruin the experience but I promise, it's worth the read. Pre order, and wait. Unfortunately. This one isn't out untol February 1, 2022. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Nina de Gramont for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

So many of the scenarios defied logic.