Christie, I think the author did a really good job intermingling facts with the imagined plot line of one possible explanation for Christie’s disappearance. Speaking of that, I found that I did have to skip just a few lines when the novel talks about Christie’s book The Murder of Roger Ackroyd because I didn’t want any spoilers for the book.

This novel is mentioned a number times in the book along with some other Agatha Christie novels. It added to my excitement to get started on Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which I plan to begin on Monday. This book was the perfect pick for me to gear up for my Simply Christie Chronicles project. What is real, and what is mystery? What role did her unfaithful husband play, and what was he not telling investigators? With her trademark exploration into the shadows of history, acclaimed author Marie Benedict brings us into the world of Agatha Christie, imagining why such a brilliant woman would find herself at the center of such a murky story. The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away. Her husband and daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy lake, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car - strange for a frigid night. In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing.

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