Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library
(Mrs. Christie Series)
by Amanda Chapman

About Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Greenwich Village in New York City (primarily near Washington Square)
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593818814
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593818817
Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593818831
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DP3R1Q9G
Audiobook ASIN B0DPJK5BPS

Book conservator Tory Van Dyne and a woman claiming to be Agatha Christie on holiday from the Great Beyond join forces to catch a killer in this spirited mystery from Amanda Chapman.

Tory Van Dyne is the most down-to-earth member of a decidedly eccentric old-money New York family. For one thing, as book conservator at Manhattan’s Mystery Guild Library, she actually has a job. Plus, she’s left up-town society behind for a quiet life downtown. So she’s not thrilled when she discovers a woman in the library’s Christie Room who calmly introduces herself as Agatha Christie, politely requests a cocktail, and announces she’s there to help solve a murder— that has not yet happened.

But as soon as Tory determines that this is just a fairly nutty Christie fangirl, her socialite/actress cousin Nicola gets caught up in the suspicious death of her less-than-lovable talent agent. Nic, as always, looks to Tory for help. Tory, in turn, looks to Mrs. Christie. The woman, whoever or whatever she is, clearly knows her stuff when it comes to crime.

Aided by an unlikely band of fellow sleuths —including a snarky librarian, an eleven-year-old computer whiz, and an NYPD detective with terrible taste in suits—Tory and the woman claiming to be her very much deceased literary idol begin to unravel the twists and turns of a murderer’s devious mind. Because, in the immortal words of Miss Jane Marple, “murder is never simple.”

If you love Agatha Christie mysteries, then you will adore this who-done-it with the “Queen of Crime” as one of the characters! In this unique story, a lonely book conservator spends her days repairing rare antique books. Her life is unbound and and in need of repair as well. But then she comes face to face with a woman claiming to be Agatha Christie on vacation from eternity so that she can help solve a murder.

Author Amanda Chapman has crafted a cozy mystery with a clever plot, and well placed clues. However, the main charm of the novel is the hodgepodge ensemble of lovable characters. Christy fans will not be disappointed. The character of Mrs. Christie is spot on. Her dialog is very clever. The character mainly talks in quotes from the various Christy novels which seamlessly fit into the situation at hand. If two of the main characters didn’t silently acknowledge theses quotes to themselves and each other I wouldn’t have been sure. She mostly channels the iconic Miss Jane Marple, but there are a lot of Poirot quotes as well. The protagonist, Tory Van Dyne is the levelheaded character who is surrounded by a ditzy actress cousin and a cynical best friend librarian who believes in nothing. Of course, there is a cute kid and a dog too.

I loved spending time with these characters and can’t wait to visit them again with a new mystery to solve when the next books is ready.

About Amanda Chapman

Amanda Chapman (aka Amy Pershing) is a lifelong mystery lover and wordsmith. Under the name Amy Pershing, she is also the author of the Cape Cod Foodie mysteries. An enthusiastic fan of traditional mysteries and of New York City, she found herself wondering, “What if someone recreated Agatha Christie’s personal library -– even to the furnishings and architecture — in New York City? What would happen in that space?” And thus MRS. CHRISTIE AT THE MYSTERY GUILD LIBRARY — the first in a new series — was born.

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