El secreto de Agatha
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- Author：Marie Benedict
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Summary
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history: Agatha Christie's mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926。
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 World War I veteran husband and her 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 historical fiction exploration into the shadows of the past， 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 murky historical mysteries。
What is real， and what is mystery？ What role did her unfaithful husband play， and what was he not telling investigators？
Agatha Christie novels have withstood the test of time， due in no small part to Christie's masterful storytelling and clever mind that may never be matched， but Agatha Christie's untold history offers perhaps her greatest mystery of all。
Fans of The Secrets We Kept， The Lions of Fifth Avenue， and The Alice Network will enjoy this riveting saga of literary history， suspense， and love gone wrong。
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 World War I veteran husband and her 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 historical fiction exploration into the shadows of the past， 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 murky historical mysteries。
What is real， and what is mystery？ What role did her unfaithful husband play， and what was he not telling investigators？
Agatha Christie novels have withstood the test of time， due in no small part to Christie's masterful storytelling and clever mind that may never be matched， but Agatha Christie's untold history offers perhaps her greatest mystery of all。
Fans of The Secrets We Kept， The Lions of Fifth Avenue， and The Alice Network will enjoy this riveting saga of literary history， suspense， and love gone wrong。
Reviews
Sharon
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Fun to read at the same time as The Mysterious Affair at Styles。
Layla Rouse
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Fictional novel based upon the real-life 11day disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926。 The author had a creative approach but the characters （especially Archie） were written in an inrenrionallly confusing way so it was difficult to decipher what was true about the character and what was false。
Arya26
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Aneb jak zahodit brilantní námět na příběh。 Už dlouho jsem nečetla tak nezáživnou knihu s tak plochými postavami bez přítomnosti děje s tuctovým jazykem。 Měla jsem motivaci knihu dočíst kvůli tomu， že se třeba nakonec dozvím něco nového o zmizení A。 Christie。 Místo toho jsem četla ódu na to， jak být správnou manželkou na počátku 20。 století， která během 3 měsíců přehodnotí svůj životní styl， kterým žila pomalu 20let， a rozhodla se jednat。 Začalo to vypadat na nějaký děj， zvrat a napětí asi 20 st Aneb jak zahodit brilantní námět na příběh。 Už dlouho jsem nečetla tak nezáživnou knihu s tak plochými postavami bez přítomnosti děje s tuctovým jazykem。 Měla jsem motivaci knihu dočíst kvůli tomu， že se třeba nakonec dozvím něco nového o zmizení A。 Christie。 Místo toho jsem četla ódu na to， jak být správnou manželkou na počátku 20。 století， která během 3 měsíců přehodnotí svůj životní styl， kterým žila pomalu 20let， a rozhodla se jednat。 Začalo to vypadat na nějaký děj， zvrat a napětí asi 20 stran před koncem。 Všechen potenciál z knihy vyšuměl do ztracena。 。。。more
Susan Kessler
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I liked this book， but wished I had read the author's note before the book， as I didn't know it was based on Agatha Christie's actual disappearance for 11 days， which she never explained。 I liked this book， but wished I had read the author's note before the book， as I didn't know it was based on Agatha Christie's actual disappearance for 11 days， which she never explained。 。。。more
Kristi Steen
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WowShe's done it again！ I loved this storyline so very much！ The plot kept me turning the pages long after I should have been asleep！ WowShe's done it again！ I loved this storyline so very much！ The plot kept me turning the pages long after I should have been asleep！ 。。。more
Alexandra
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A little boring to be honest。 The plot of the book was pretty creative， but it felt like it dragged on。
Cait
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Oh this was so dull。 It's almost impressive how bland this was - you have the worlds greatest mystery writers， the absolute queen of the genre， go missing for 11 days， no one knows where she is。。。 and this is what you come up with？ Oh this was so dull。 It's almost impressive how bland this was - you have the worlds greatest mystery writers， the absolute queen of the genre， go missing for 11 days， no one knows where she is。。。 and this is what you come up with？ 。。。more
Cindy Norris
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Although the story was fascinating， the double narrative in the book seemed awkward。
Beth
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Disappointed that most if the story at the time of the disappearance was told from the point-of-view of the husband Archie。
Lynn
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The events leading up to the disappearance of Agatha Christie， interspersed （for no good reason） with the days of her absence。 Short "chapters" with little to say。 The events leading up to the disappearance of Agatha Christie， interspersed （for no good reason） with the days of her absence。 Short "chapters" with little to say。 。。。more
CindySlowReader
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This was just meh。 Relatively short but slow in many areas。 I read the Agatha Christie wiki to get the actual story。 The imagined story may have had an element of truth to it in regard to how her husband may have treated her。 Except for the infidelity （not a spoiler） this is a clean read。
Charly Troff （ReaderTurnedWriter）
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This was a quick read and interesting for the most part， though I didn't love it。 I know it was true to life， but Archie was a really annoying person to read about。 He really was awful in most of his choices。 It was also frustrating to read about the way Agatha saw her duty as a wife to him。 The story itself was interesting， but a little long for me。 I didn't hate the ending， but it wasn't the most satisfying either。 I also struggled a little with the format: the chapters went back and forth bet This was a quick read and interesting for the most part， though I didn't love it。 I know it was true to life， but Archie was a really annoying person to read about。 He really was awful in most of his choices。 It was also frustrating to read about the way Agatha saw her duty as a wife to him。 The story itself was interesting， but a little long for me。 I didn't hate the ending， but it wasn't the most satisfying either。 I also struggled a little with the format: the chapters went back and forth between present and past tense， which felt jarring to me。 。。。more
Rita Allo
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I enjoy Marie Benedict's historical fictional novels that bring to forefront the lives of many interesting women who contributed greatly to our world。 This tale of Mrs。 Christie focusses on her relationsship with Archibald Christie and attempts to fill in the period of her separation， disappearance and divorce from her husband。 I enjoy Marie Benedict's historical fictional novels that bring to forefront the lives of many interesting women who contributed greatly to our world。 This tale of Mrs。 Christie focusses on her relationsship with Archibald Christie and attempts to fill in the period of her separation， disappearance and divorce from her husband。 。。。more
Ximena Haro
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4。5/5"𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑚𝑖́ 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑎， 𝑦 𝑎 𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒́𝑛， 𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑎ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑙𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑑𝑜 𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑎 𝑎 𝑢𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑒́𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑜， 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑒́ 𝑢𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜。"Pero qué buen libro。 Si eres fan de la famosa novelista y reina del misterio， Agatha Christie y quieres saber （esto desde la ficción ya que NADIE sabe lo que le ocurrió） lo que le pasó los 11 días que estuvo desaparecida en 1926， tienes que leer este libro。En 1926 se halló el vehículo de Agatha Christie， había un abrigo de piel， una maleta pequeña， su bolso， per 4。5/5"𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑚𝑖́ 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑎， 𝑦 𝑎 𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒́𝑛， 𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑎ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑙𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑑𝑜 𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑎 𝑎 𝑢𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑒́𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑜， 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑒́ 𝑢𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜。"Pero qué buen libro。 Si eres fan de la famosa novelista y reina del misterio， Agatha Christie y quieres saber （esto desde la ficción ya que NADIE sabe lo que le ocurrió） lo que le pasó los 11 días que estuvo desaparecida en 1926， tienes que leer este libro。En 1926 se halló el vehículo de Agatha Christie， había un abrigo de piel， una maleta pequeña， su bolso， pero ni un rastro de ella， ¿fue una estrategia para vender su libro？ O quizá， ella quería ser la protagonista de uno de sus libros。 La autora nos narra una historia totalmente de ficción de lo que le pudo haber ocurrido y el por qué de esos días desaparecida， historia que van entrelazando capítulos de la investigación policial y 𝐸𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑜 de Agatha。 Es un libro que se te pasa en nada， los capítulos terminan tan intensos que es imposible no seguir leyendo， aunque tú supieras que obviamente Agatha no estaba muerta， querías saber el por qué tal cual。 Hay cosas que se apegan a la historia real pero unas cuantas solamente ya que la famosa novelista JAMÁS dijo por qué desapareció， sus familiares solamente dijeron que sufrió de amnesia y ya。De verdad que es un gran libro y hasta me dieron ganas de leer muchos más de sus libros， no veo la hora para hacerlo。 。。。more
Angela
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I don’t know。 I wanted to love this， I just… didn’t。
Maggie Creech
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3。5 - the final， gone girl-esque twist， is good but it feels like a slow journey to get there， which feels weird to say because this isn’t particularly long - but now I definitely need to read some Agatha Christie novels！
Kelly Warkoczeski
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I was excited to read this。 I love "fiction based on fact"。 But I was a little disappointed in this story。 Agatha's backstory and details about her upbringing and family relationships were interesting。 It was also interesting to read about her rise to success。 But the meat of the story， her disappearance， never really grabbed me。 It could be the way the story unfolded， you learn fairly early who the "culprit" is。 Then it's just a little bit of a slog waiting for the hows and ultimate whys to be I was excited to read this。 I love "fiction based on fact"。 But I was a little disappointed in this story。 Agatha's backstory and details about her upbringing and family relationships were interesting。 It was also interesting to read about her rise to success。 But the meat of the story， her disappearance， never really grabbed me。 It could be the way the story unfolded， you learn fairly early who the "culprit" is。 Then it's just a little bit of a slog waiting for the hows and ultimate whys to be revealed。 Maybe an epilogue revealing Agatha's life a year on from this incident would have helped me feel like it was complete story。 。。。more
Sarah Lyons
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I wanted to like it but it just wasn’t very interesting。 I’m disappointed as I’ve read all of the authors books and liked most of them。 2。5 stars。
Stuart Malcolm
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3。75 stars。 This book annoyed me at first because the alternative chapters format （one present， one past） was irritating。 But I’m glad I persevered as the second half is much improved and it’s an interesting take on Christie’s disappearance。
Kath Leco C
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3。7 🌟 Una novela con una excelente primicia， personajes y muy bien desarrollada su teoría respecto a la desaparición。 ¿El problema？ Me pasó que habían situaciones narradas de forma superficial y eso me hacía no querer avanzar con ánimo。 Siento que fue mucho contexto， cuando se podría haber explotado de mejor forma el clímax。 Aún así， lo recomiendo mucho。 Me gustó y empaticé mucho con Christie。 Odié al esposo， machista e inestable。
Kimberly Webber
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Not my favorite。 It had its moments that engaged me， but over all my motivation to finish was to get to my next read。
mamas_lattesandthrills
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Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors， so when I saw Marie Benedict wrote “The Mystery of Mrs。 Christie，” I had to read it！The book is written with two alternating timelines。 The first being in 1912 when Agatha meets her first husband， and continues through their whirlwind courtship， difficulties of war， the birth of their daughter， and Agatha’s first book。 This timeline gives you little glimpses of their personal lives， and leads up to the second timeline， which is December 1926。 Agatha Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors， so when I saw Marie Benedict wrote “The Mystery of Mrs。 Christie，” I had to read it！The book is written with two alternating timelines。 The first being in 1912 when Agatha meets her first husband， and continues through their whirlwind courtship， difficulties of war， the birth of their daughter， and Agatha’s first book。 This timeline gives you little glimpses of their personal lives， and leads up to the second timeline， which is December 1926。 Agatha has disappeared and her husband， Archie， is being questioned。 Not much is known about Agatha’s disappearance。 She never explained it， not even in her autobiography！ This book merely explores one possible explanation， and while entertaining， I felt it was a slow burn with an anti-climatic read。 。。。more
Laura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am usually not a fan of historical fiction that adds to or changes the lives/reputations of actual people， but I make an exception with this one。 The storyline paints Agatha in glowing colors as a victim and her husband Archie as a controlling manipulator。。。usually I hate this type of thing。。。but where this one differs， is that Agatha's telling of the story is as an "unreliable narrator。" Therefore， the events presented are suspect as not being fully true to begin with！I thought it was an exce I am usually not a fan of historical fiction that adds to or changes the lives/reputations of actual people， but I make an exception with this one。 The storyline paints Agatha in glowing colors as a victim and her husband Archie as a controlling manipulator。。。usually I hate this type of thing。。。but where this one differs， is that Agatha's telling of the story is as an "unreliable narrator。" Therefore， the events presented are suspect as not being fully true to begin with！I thought it was an excellent way to present a possible explanation to the 11 day disappearance of this true genius of a mystery writer！ It think Agatha herself would give a nod of approval to this one！ 。。。more
Samantha
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Okay that was agonizing。
Lani
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Just read Agatha Christie's Wikipedia article instead， it's better。 Just read Agatha Christie's Wikipedia article instead， it's better。 。。。more
Nay Winchester
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Me gustó más de lo que esperaba
Helen Eidt
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Enjoyed this book about Agatha Christie and how she planned a mystery related to her life。 Love this author。
Suzanne Jewell
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Painfully slow。
Amy
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This was a good book
Joyce
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The solution is plausible。 Very plausible。 I wonder why I don’t like Agatha Christie’s books but was interested in the mystery of her disappearance。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=El secreto de Agatha&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,El secreto de Agatha&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0