The Christie Curse

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ABBOTT, VICTORIA
THE CHRISTIE CURSE

In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared -- making headlines across the world -- only to show up eleven days later at a spa under an assumed name. During those eleven days, did she have time to write a play?

Jordan Bingham needs a new job and a new place to live. She's back in Harrison Falls, New York, living with her not-so-law-abiding uncles, in debt thanks to a credit card-stealing ex and pending grad school loans.

Enter the perfect job, a research position that includes room and board, which will allow her to spend her days hunting down rare mysteries for an avid book collector. There's just one problem: her employer, Vera Van Alst -- the most hated citizen of Harrison Falls.

Jordan's first assignment is to track down a rumored Agatha Christie play. It seems easy enough, but Jordan soon finds out that her predecessor was killed while looking for it, and there is still someone out there willing to murder to keep the play out of Vera's hands. Jordan's new job is good -- but is it worth her life?

My Review:

published in 2013
Thanks to my public library for providing me with an audible version of this book

Brilliant! Everything that is good about a cozy and then some. Excellent pacing, captivating characters, some eccentric critters and a plucky heroine who uses her brain! Love, love, love that she comes from a not-so-law-abiding family. Her uncles are hysterical and her connections with the 'underworld' offer her some unique opportunities. Abbott kept me in a flummoxed state for most of the read. I just couldn't figure the mystery out. I'd get all excited about my brilliant armchair sleuthing only to have my 'logic' dashed, leaving me scrambling for another theory. I didn't solve it all...though I did get one connecting piece which I worked hard for! lol Such a fun read. The first in the Book Collector Mystery series and I already have book 2 on hold -- another audio format. The narration is as brilliant as the storytelling!

Please note: this is not a Christian Fiction selection but it is a clean read -- just two mild expletives. :-)

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