frankiepreads 's review for:

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

4.0

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As a huge Christie fan, I was excited to finally read an account of what happened in those 11 days. I was expecting a bit more silliness or fantasy, rather than a sobering (seemingly mostly historically accurate) account of her cold, sad first marriage to a manipulative, fragile man who couldn’t care less about her. It was well written and convincing, but not a cozy mystery, if that’s what you’re looking for. I’m glad this was written and glad I read it, but I think it might be too sad for me to reread.