The Mystery of Mrs. Christie: A Novel

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

"A stunning story... The ending is ingenious, and it's possible that Benedict has brought to life the most plausible explanation for why Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926."--The Washington Post

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a t...show more

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336 pages

Average rating: 7.02

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AlexMathisen
Jan 08, 2024
8/10 stars
A great book about something that none of us knew much about.
hideTurtle
Nov 26, 2023
3/10 stars
I was really excited to read this because I'm intrigued by the disappearance/reappearance of Agatha Christie. However, I really struggled to get through it. I put it down and picked it up many times between February and December before I finally powered through. Very underwhelming.
Anonymous
Aug 01, 2023
6/10 stars
For most of the "real" story of Agatha Christie's disappearance, or at least as much as is publically known, check out this article in the NYTimes Magazine from June 2019, which includes many clips from contemporaneous news articles. For a fictionalized, but very believable, novel based on the same thing, check out Marie Benedict's latest offering. Since Mrs. Christie refused to ever speak about what actually happenend, this may be as close as ...read more
Julie Arney
Mar 25, 2023
8/10 stars
Starts out a little slow and confusing. I enjoyed the book.
AttorneyStella
Mar 22, 2023
7/10 stars
not your most interesting, Marie Benedict; you can do better

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