{"product_id":"the-christie-affair-9781432894993","title":"The Christie Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina de Gramont's \u003ci\u003eThe Christie Affair\u003c\/i\u003e is a beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder--and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery story has its secrets.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery mystery has its motives.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. It's a particular feeling, the urge to murder. It takes over your body so completely, it's like a divine force, grabbing hold of your will, your limbs, your psyche. There's a joy to it. In retrospect, it's frightening, but I daresay in the moment it feels sweet. The way justice feels sweet.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe greatest mystery wasn't Agatha Christie's disappearance in those eleven infamous days, it's what she discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1925: In a world of townhomes and tennis matches, socialites and shooting parties, Miss Nan O'Dea became Archie Christie's mistress, luring him away from his devoted and well-known wife, Agatha Christie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question is, why? Why destroy another woman's marriage, why hatch a plot years in the making, and why murder? How was Nan O'Dea so intricately tied to those eleven mysterious days that Agatha Christie went missing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gramont, Nina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781432894993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 1.34d","brand":"Nina de Gramont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39728711434315,"sku":"9781432894993","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_a1c90d67-35f2-4b32-ac57-83bc52109ffe.jpg?v=1649170573","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-christie-affair-9781432894993","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}