A fascinating biography by Lucy Worsley that explores the life of the world's best-known mystery writer, Agatha Christie.

Drawing on letters, diaries, family archives, and historical research, Worsley paints a vivid portrait of Christie beyond her famous detective stories. The book examines her childhood, marriages, travels, literary career, and the personal experiences that influenced many of her novels.

Particular attention is given to Christie's famous 1926 disappearance, one of the most intriguing mysteries of her own life. Worsley also explores how Christie navigated fame, relationships, and the social expectations placed on women in the early twentieth century.

Rather than presenting Christie solely as a literary icon, the biography reveals her as a complex, intelligent, and resilient woman whose life was often as compelling as the mysteries she wrote.