I wanted my novel to be purely speculative and fictional, without anyone else’s ideas interfering. I read one third of this, in which he details the search and newspaper reports of the disappearance, but I decided not to read his theory of what might actually have happened. There’s actually an excellent book by Jared Cade called Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days. What research did you do around Agatha Christie disappearance? The detail that most fascinated me was that she had registered under the last name of her husband’s mistress at the spa hotel where she was found after 11 days.

I first learned about Agatha Christie’s disappearance in 2015, from an article by Matthew Thompson on The Lineup. This is a book which has it all – romance, enigma and wit in bucketloads.Where did the idea for the novel come from? Author Nina de Gramont (Courtesy the publisher)

Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal I was enthralled, moved and entertained by The Christie Affair. The result is a novel that literally out-Christies Agatha. An inspired tapestry of fact and fiction places the story perfectly in its historical context. Nina de Gramont’s beautifully written imaginative history of Agatha Christie’s disappearance plays out alongside a parallel murder mystery that could have flowed straight from the pen of the great AC herself. ‘Ingenious’ - AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird ‘A genuine marvel’ - Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of Firefly Lane ‘Romance, enigma and wit in bucketloads’ - Elizabeth Macneal, bestselling author of The Doll Factory

‘Storytelling at its very finest’ - My Weekly And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to. And it’s not just her husband.ĭespite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. After fighting her way back to England, she’s set her sights on Agatha. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy. Nan O’Dea’s world is something very different. Only I know the truth of her disappearance.Īgatha Christie’s world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame. In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a stunning novel which reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world. ‘Literally out-Christies Agatha’ - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal

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