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A review by amsu
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The mystery of the disappearance of Agatha Christie as told by the mistress of her husband. A really good set up for a mystery book.
I really liked this book after getting over the fact that a real life event was fictionalized for this story ( luckily some names were changed)
The atmosphere, characters and even the mystery solved are clearly very Christie-esque, which made the book better.
I also appreciated what we learned about the life of Archie Christies mistress, which was very tragic but interesting to read about.
The one thing I didn't like about this book was the insta-love aspect that occurred between two characters, but even that was very fitting to some mystery books that Christie wrote
I really liked this book after getting over the fact that a real life event was fictionalized for this story ( luckily some names were changed)
The atmosphere, characters and even the mystery solved are clearly very Christie-esque, which made the book better.
I also appreciated what we learned about the life of Archie Christies mistress, which was very tragic but interesting to read about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, War, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy