What readers think of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, plus links to write your own review.

Wow! Marie Benedict, the author of "The Mystery of Mrs. Christie" has written an intriguing, captivating, and thought-provoking novel. The genres for this novel are historical fiction and fiction, with some mystery and suspense. The timeline for this story is around December 1926, when Agatha Christie really went missing for eleven days, and also goes to the past when it pertains to the characters or events. Marie Benedict does an amazing job of vividly describing the characters and the events in this novel. The characters are described as complex and complicated.

Marie Benedict's novel revolves around Agatha Christie's eleven missing days, as well as the possible suspect/s, and her relationship with her family and staff. There are different clues that point to the fact that Agatha Christie has disappeared. Was there foul play,? an accident? a murder? a kidnapping?

Why was Agatha Christie's husband considered a suspect, and what information did he with-hold from the police? How did all the clues be put in place, and how did the mystery writer herself become part of a bigger mystery?

I would highly recommend this memorable and thought-provoking story and thank BookBrowse, NetGalley, and Source Book Landing for the opportunity to read an ARC.

As an lifelong avid reader of Agatha Christie I was eager to read The Mystery of Mrs. C. It is an engaging story that was hard to put down. The characterizations of Agatha and Archie Christie were entertaining if perhaps a bit over dramatic. So many theories have been posited about "the disappearance" of Agatha. Perhaps this novel offers one of the most plausible conjectures I have read. At any rate I love the puzzling aspects of the story in the style of A.C. Marie Benedict has become one of my favorite authors this year. It would have been interesting to read the author's notes at the end of the book, but it was not available in the pre-published ebook format. I shall recommend this novel to my book club.

A fascinating mystery about Agatha Christie and her relationship with Archie, her husband, that gives great insight into what women of the 1920's were like. Her Mother was a major influence in her relationship, what was best said during that time. And Archie had it all until he over stepped his bounds. What a surprise awaited for him! I really liked how the mystery is written between events and her & him in separate chapters. Such a wonderful book!

Another winner by Marie Benedict!

Agatha Christie has 11 days of her life unaccounted. Was she abducted? Did she commit suicide? Was she doing research for a new mystery novel? Was she escaping from a loveless marriage? These and other questions are posed as we read this novel. Ms. Benedict has her own theory, and a fine one it is!

The reader is given an intimate look at the adult life of Agatha Christie. It reflects the era she lived and the way she was raised.

The mystery of Agatha Christie's 11-day disappearance in December, 1926 has persisted to this day. Marie Benedict presents a wonderfully engaging and thrilling answer to that mystery with twists and turns worthy of any Christie whodunit. The main characters of Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie, grow and change throughout the book, which is told in alternating chapters of flashbacks to their meeting in 1912 with the day-by-day events during her disappearance and the subsequent police search for her. The how and why of this disappearance are shocking but logical and deeply satisfying. I highly recommend this book!

I was happy to volunteer to review this book, as I had loved the author's Carnegie's Maid and enjoyed Lady Clementine. I was captivated by The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. I was completely unaware of the episode in her life that this story was based on, and loved Marie Benedict's telling of the way it might have been. The two voices alternating in the novel were well done, and held a bit of surprise for me in the second part. My detective skills were not ahead of the author's! It was a quick read, a compelling read, and one I am happy to recommend to my book club and fellow readers.

Other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Agatha Christie is probably the most famous mystery writer of all time. When she disappeared for eleven days in 1926 the English countryside saw thousands of people searching for her. They even called the search The Great Sunday Manhunt. Mrs. Christie's husband claimed after finding her at a resort in Harrogate that she had suffered from amnesia. She never commented on what really happened and up until now it as remained a mystery.

Marie Benedict has done a great job in telling a fictional account of what happened. The novel begins with a letter that includes instructions to her husband Archie and then continues with chapters that alternate between 1926 the day she disappears and 1912 when the Christies first meet. These chapters switch from narration by Agatha to third person narration. I had to get used to Ms. Benedict's style of writing since the prose was often elaborately descriptive, but the story was extremely engaging and fast paced.

There were a lot of revelations about Mrs. Christie, i.e. who knew she liked to surf! The details of Mrs. Christie's life added interest to the story and the author obviously did a lot of research. As the story progressed one developed strong opinions about the characters and I found myself rooting for Agatha who seemed to be a very complicated but likeable person and feeling animosity toward her husband who was insufferable and selfish.

One humorous person was Chief Constable Kerwood who seemed to foreshadow the "Columbo" character. He was described as a slightly unkempt man in a rain coat with "latent intelligence."

The ending and explanation of the events was entirely satisfying; indeed, I hope it was true. I received a galley proof unfortunately the author's notes were not included. I highly recommend this book to mystery fans.

As a lover of Agatha Christie, this book is the next best substitute for an A.C. mystery. Marie Benedict posited a creative telling of Agatha's mysterious disappearance. I enjoyed her method of weaving the story within the story with the hunt for Mrs. Christie. Agatha would be proud of this book.