The Christie Affair

Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murderand a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century. Every story has its secrets. Every mystery has its motives. A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. Its a particular feeling, the urge to murder. It takes over your body so completely, its like a divine force, grabbing hold of your will, your limbs, your psyche. Theres a joy to it. In retrospect, its frightening, but I daresay in the moment it feels sweet. The way justice feels sweet. The greatest mystery wasnt Agatha Christies disappearance in those eleven infamous days, its what she discovered. London, 1925: In a world of townhomes and tennis matches, socialites and shooting parties, Miss Nan ODea became Archie Christies mistress, luring him away from his devoted and well-known wife, Agatha Christie. The question is, why? Why destroy another womans marriage, why hatch a plot years in the making, and why murder? How was Nan ODea so intricately tied to those eleven mysterious days that Agatha Christie went missing?