A review by tessa_talks_books
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

4.0

In December 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days after her husband told her he was leaving her for his mistress. Agatha's car was found abandoned, but no sign of the famous author anywhere. What happened and why? The Christie Affair details Nina de Gramont's fictionalized account of what happened during those mysterious 11 days. The story Gramont writes is fascinating and even, at times, tragic and scandalous. The delivery was a bit dry for me, but it is totally in keeping with novels written during the turn of the century. And, I did not particularly care for the narrator throughout the story – the mistress of Agatha's husband - and would have much rather the narrator been a third party, like Finbarr – the lost love of the mistress, someone who has a stake in the story but is every bit sympathetic. But even with all the things I wish were a bit different, the intriguing story still stands out as a bright contrast to those things. The Christie Affair involves a mystery with a shocking conclusion plus bits and pieces of little-talked-about realities in Ireland around the turn of the century, such as the Magdalene Laundries/Convents. If you are looking for a scandalous answer to the question of where Agatha Christie was during those eleven lost days, look no further than The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont.