Reviews - The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

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This is an imagined story of what may have happened in the two weeks that Agatha Christie went missing, and apparently has no memory of what happened. Marie Benedict takes the story, imagines a backstory, and writes an intriguing mystery, deftly balancing the timeline when Agatha and her husband met, his perspective during her disappearance, and chapters of a manuscript the fictional Agatha wrote.

I enjoyed this rendition of the Christie mystery, and made me interested in reading some other versions. But I don't know how to put my finger on why I didn't love this one.

sleepy_sarahmarie's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting concept! I really enjoyed the dive into a historical plothole!

librosdebakerst's review against another edition

5.0

Me ha encantado. Un libro recomendadísimo si se quiere conocer un poco más la vida de Agatha Christie y sobretodo acercarse a una de las teorías de su famosa desaparición.

mollieberkowitz's review against another edition

3.0

Unremarkable.

tracamiller's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amcathel's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

abastone's review against another edition

4.0

This was great! I’ve had bad luck with historical fiction based on real people (The Paris Wife, Loving Frank). Both of those failed to make the reader understand the attraction and draw of the romance, but Benedict built her relationship early on. It was much stronger and the characters were much better developed. I shouldn’t dismiss the fact that this book has Agatha Christie as the subject, and it IS possible that I was going to like it regardless of how it was written. Either way, it drew me in in a way the others just didn’t. Also, I think this is a perfectly plausible explanation for her mysterious disappearance. Definitely recommend it, especially to fans of Dame Agatha.

marciamarciamarcia's review against another edition

3.0

I love this author and what she does for women but this book fell a little short. I was intrigued by Agatha's 11 day disappearance, learning something I never knew is awesome, but I just didn't hit its mark.