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  • The Christie Affair

  • A Novel
  • By: Nina de Gramont
  • Narrated by: Lucy Scott
  • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,881 ratings)

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The Christie Affair

By: Nina de Gramont
Narrated by: Lucy Scott
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Publisher's summary

A Reese's Book Club Pick

Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a stunning new novel that reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world.

Every story has its secrets.
Every mystery has its motives.


“A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. It’s a particular feeling, the urge to murder. It takes over your body so completely, it’s like a divine force, grabbing hold of your will, your limbs, your psyche. There’s a joy to it. In retrospect, it’s frightening, but I daresay in the moment it feels sweet. The way justice feels sweet.”

The greatest mystery wasn’t Agatha Christie’s disappearance in those eleven infamous days, it’s what she discovered.

London, 1925: In a world of townhomes and tennis matches, socialites and shooting parties, Miss Nan O’Dea became Archie Christie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted and well-known wife, Agatha Christie.

The question is, why? Why destroy another woman’s marriage, why hatch a plot years in the making, and why murder? How was Nan O’Dea so intricately tied to those eleven mysterious days that Agatha Christie went missing?

A beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder—and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

©2022 Nina de Gramont (P)2022 Macmillan Audio
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Critic reviews

2022, Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine, Long-listed

2022, Washington Post Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

2022, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

2022, Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

2022, Chapters Indigo Best of the Year, Long-listed

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And close this book on a happy ending

This book is a fictionalized account of Agatha Christie's two week disappearance in 1926. It reads like a detective novel, with lots of romance and too many coincidences to mention. Clever and fast paced and beautifully read. Lovely addition to your Valentine month celebration.

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loved this book

Brilliantly compelling - a story that sucks you in only to leave you enthralled. I lived the charecters and plot. A magnificent read

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Found it Boring

Slow developing. I am a few hours in and there is a lot of back story given, and although I am sure it goes somewhere I am too bored listening to find out. Might look to finish it if I have the time, but right now I have no motivation to finish this story and am going to start something else.

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Loved it!!

Interesting plot twists, well-defined characters, and terrific narration! Checked all the boxes for me!

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And it all comes together in the end!

Loved the characters and all their side stories. Kept my interest throughout. Some good twists you may or may not see coming.

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Great listen

Enjoyed the story and the narrators!
Could stop listening! Worth my time. Entertaining at all times.

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Confusing

Great listen but I hard trouble following the dialogue between the two main characters because there wasn’t any inflection/tone change.

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The Christie Affair was excellent

This was an excellent story. Better than excellent narrator! I highly recommend the audible version.

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Excellent

What a page-turner, or since it was audio, what a mind-bender. So complex and multi-layered. Such fascinating characters and enough plot twists to be satisfying and hard to put down. I had to replay many minutes to go back and be sure I had not missed important details. And the narrator was perfect.

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Wonderful storytelling

This was gripping for me. Mystery, love, death, heartbreak, justice, and longing all wrapped up nicely in one story. I had many emotions during this book and it made me cry in earnest, but it also warmed my heart at times. I wish I could go back and listen again for the first time.

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