THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR

THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR

I love Agatha Christie murder mysteries. There is a shelf and a half in our loft dedicated to her books. I have read them all (that I own) and reread several. It is fun to see her being rediscovered by a younger generation. I loved the recent Murder on the Orient Express and am waiting to watch Death on the Nile. (Here's hoping they did a good job!), but Hercule Poirot will always be David Suchet in my mind. If you walk into a bookshop or flip through a Bas Bleu catalog you'll notice that authors are writing about her 11 day disappearance. (That truly happened.) They still don't know why she disappeared for those days which has given authors lots of fertile soil for the imagination. Did she solve a real-life mystery, was she mourning her mother who died, or her marriage since her husband announced he was in love with another woman? Who knows. That is what THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR is all about. This book is told from the point of view of her husband's mistress Nan O'Dea (Nancy Neele in real life). The book is well-written, but here's your HEADS UP.

HEADS UP- There are several sexual scenes that do not go into detail that do not just revolve around the mistress. This also includes a situation of abuse. For a current book language was impressive. If there was any it was so minimal I don't remember any. There you have it.