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The Christie Affair

A Novel

by Nina de Gramont

Narrator Lucy Scott

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Length 10 hours 23 minutes

Language English

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“The Christie Affair offers a captivating , albeit heavily fictionalized, exploration of the enigmatic 11 days during which Agatha Christie went missing. The author's fresh perspective breathes new life into a well-trodden narrative, with Nan, the mistress of Agatha's husband, serving as the primary viewpoint character. Nan's unreliability adds layers of complexity, inviting readers to scrutinize her perspective while she asserts her version of events. Despite the characters' polarizing traits, the storyline remains engaging, offering insight into an era in Ireland/England's history. The novel's conclusion is both satisfying and thought-provoking, allowing readers the freedom to draw their own interpretations—an aspect that adds depth to the overall narrative.”
— Alycia • Books on Main

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“A fascinating look into the real-life disappearance of Agatha Christie in December, 1926. Told by her husband's mistress, it is a story of love, loss, and revenge. You’ll wonder what will happen next when you’re not reading it. Excellent!”
— Nona Camuel • CoffeeTree Books

Summary
About the author

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

Fiction Mystery & Thriller Historical Fiction

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.