The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

The Instant New York Times & USA Today Bestseller! 

"A stunning story... The ending is ingenious, and it's possible that Benedict has brought to life the most plausible explanation for why Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926."--The Washington Post

In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car--strange for a frigid night.

Her husband and daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away. 

The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. 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. 

What is real, and what is mystery? What role did her unfaithful husband play, and what was he not telling investigators? 

A master storyteller whose clever mind may never be matched, Agatha Christie’s untold history offers perhaps her greatest mystery of all. 

See Marie Benedict on The Mystery of Mrs. Christie Virtual Tour!

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Thursday, December 3
OverDrive Professional Book Nerds Podcast
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Wednesday, December 9
Penguin Bookshop
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Monday, December 14
Fiction Addiction
6pm ET

Tuesday, December 29
Parnassus Books
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In conversation with Kate Quinn

Wednesday, December 30
Charleston Library Society and Buxton Books
6pm ET

Monday, January 4
The Strand Bookstore
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Tuesday, January 5
Best of Books
7pm CT

Wednesday, January 6
Atlanta History Center
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In conversation with Virginia Prescott of Georgia Public Broadcasting

Thursday, January 7
Vero Beach Book Center
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Friday, January 8
Cuyahoga County Public Library
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Sunday, January 10
Adventures by the Book
4pm PT
In conversation with Susan Meissner

Monday, January 11
Murder by the Book
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Tuesday, January 12
Barnes & Noble National Facebook Live
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In conversation with Richard Osmon

Tuesday, January 12
FoxTale Book Shoppe
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Wednesday, January 13
Doylestown Bookshop
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Thursday, January 14
Carmel Clay Public Library
11am ET

Tuesday, January 19
Third Place Books
5pm PT
In conversation with Kristina McMorris

Thursday, January 21
Darien Library
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Tuesday, January 26
Reads and Company 
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In conversation with Greer Macallister

Thursday, January 28
Sumter County History Museum 
7pm ET

Tuesday, February 9
Bethany Beach Books
7pm ET
In conversation with Erika Robuck

Thursday, March 4
Fairfax Library
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Thursday, March 11
Friends of the Huntington Beach Public Library
4pm PT 

Tuesday, March 16
Evening with the Author Series at Sanibel Public Library
7pm ET

Wednesday, April 28
Baker & Taylor Murder at the Library
7pm ET

About the author:

Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years’ experience as a litigator at two of the country’s premier law firms and for Fortune 500 companies. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College with a focus in history and art history and a cum laude graduate of the Boston University School of Law. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family.

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