Book : The Christie Affair A Novel - Gramont, Nina de

-Titulo Original : The Christie Affair A Novel

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St. Martins Press

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Review An Amazon Best Book of February 2022: Blending fact and fiction, The Christie Affair is a wonderfully clever take on Agatha Christie’s mysterious real-life disappearance in 1926. The novel’s narrator is Nan O’Dea-Agatha’s husband’s mistress-and over the course of 11 days, Nan and Agatha become entwined in each other’s lives in ways neither expected. The story unfolds as if it were one of Christie’s mysteries, rewarding the reader with the thrill of discovery over and over as de Gramont adds one silken thread at a time to her intricate web of love and revenge, agency and betrayal, murder and justice. And in true Agatha Christie fashion, when all is finally revealed and the full picture comes into focus, the result is unexpected, exhilarating, and enormously satisfying. -Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor A Reeses Book Club PickWhy would the worlds most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another womans marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge? In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life--first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha. It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together--until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated. What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramont’s brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more. Review A Reeses Book Club PickThis story is all about murder and lies and love and discovery. I loved it so much. I could not put it down. I read it in one sitting. - Reese WitherspoonAn Amazon Top 10 Book of the MonthGoodreads Most Anticipated List 2022One of the Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Books Feb 2022The Christie Affair is an ingenious new psychological suspense novel... richly imagined; inventive and, occasionally, poignant; and about as true-to-life as Christie’s own tales. --The Washington PostHistorical kinda-fiction, a thriller wrapped in romance, mystery, and some fascinating conjecture. --GoodreadsIngeniously plotted...gorgeously written --Shelf AwarenessA reimagining of Agatha Christies famous 11-day disappearance, adding a murder mystery worthy of the dame herself... The story unfolds in a series of carefully placed vignettes you may find yourself reading and rereading, partly to get the details straight, partly to fully savor the well-turned phrases and the dry humor, partly so the book wont have to end, damn it. Devilishly clever, elegantly composed and structured simply splendid. --Kirkus (Starred Review)The author weaves a clever, highly original, mesmerizing tale filled with strange and unexpected turns and concludes it in an unexpected but wholly satisfying manner. With its superb writing, strong characterizations, and wonderfully imaginative plot, this is a must-read. --Booklist (Starred Review)A superior thriller...gripping. --Publishers Weekly A meta delight for fans of crime writing, The Christie Affair is a fictional murder mystery woven around the real-life disappearance of Agatha Christie. This enduring conundrum from 1926 is not so much fictionalized as creatively reimagined. Whether you know much about what happened then or not, youll find this delicious whodunit totally irresistible. --Crime ReadsBlending fact and fiction, The Christie Affair is a wonderfully clever take on Agatha Christie’s mysterious real-life disappearance in 1926. The novel’s narrator is Nan O’Dea Agatha’s husband’