The story itself is full of many perspective switches (between Agatha, Nan, and a few other characters) and time jumps. She does so due to personal events in her life, which the author makes a point of studying in great detail. Set in the 1920s, this novel explores a fictional adventure where Agatha Christie disappears. That always creates quite the experience, even if I walk away without falling in love with the book.

It’s been a while since I read a fictional novel based around a real person. I went into The Christie Affair with cautious optimism. “Authors created problems, they didn’t solve them.” One could even argue that she is the cause behind everything that happened during that one week. Is it perhaps time to delve into this mystery, once and for all? Nan O’Dea believes she knows the full of the story – for she herself was part of it. When returning home, all she would say on the matter is, “I don’t remember.” Yet one of the biggest mysteries of her life is about her. Meaning that Nina de Gramont does not promise that this novel is true.Īgatha Christie is one of the most famous mystery writers of all time.

While this novel is based on a real person (Agatha Christie), it is a work of fiction. I’ll admit that I took a bit of a risk here since I’m actively trying to read more historical fiction novels these days (BOTM has been making that easier on me). The Christie Affair was one of my choices for February’s BOTM. Warnings: Sexual assault, death of an infant, loss of a child

The christie affair review