The name, incidentally, that she had been using was the name of her husband’s mistress. On December 14, Agatha Christie was discovered alive at a Yorkshire spa where she had been staying under an assumed name. Suspiciously, her husband refused to turn his letter over to the police, stating that it was a “personal note” with no bearing on the case or Christie’s disappearance. He declared that the owner of the glove was not dead but was “half-dazed.” Adding to the mystery, Agatha Christie left behind three letters before she disappeared: one to her secretary, another to her brother-in-law and the third to her husband. Doyle had one of his psychic friends hold one of Christie’s gloves. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the famed detective, Sherlock Holmes, was even consulted on her case. Papers reported that police had found clues such as opium, a bottle of poison, a box of face-powder and the end of a loaf of bread near her abandoned car. Spiritualists held a séance by the side of the lake and declared that she had met with foul play. It is estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 people took part in the search for the author. What transpired during those 11 days of searching played out like a mystery Christie could have written herself.

For the next 11 days a massive manhunt is undertaken, and news of Christie’s disappearance makes headlines around the world. Her car was found abandoned alongside a gloomy lake with a suitcase and fur coat left inside. On December 4, 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared. Read my full review below and leave a comment to let me know your thoughts about the author’s interpretation of these mysterious 11 days! She portrays a woman who has lost herself in an unhappy marriage and who must find a way to write herself into a new and happier life. Christie,” Marie Benedict creates a very plausible scenario for these missing 11 days. Did you know that Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific mystery writers of all time, disappeared for 11 days in December of 1926? And did you know that to this day, no one knows why, how or what happened to Agatha Christie during those 11 days? And did you know that Agatha Christie herself never spoke about that time to anyone? What a mystery! In “The Mystery of Mrs.

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