Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

By Amanda Chapman and Amanda Chapman

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."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593818814
• ISBN13: 9780593818817
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

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Once I got past the rather pedantic beginning, I thought it was a pretty good mystery with the twist of making a long-dead favored author a very active character. It just didn't make it to the top of my list the way I had expected, even though it is set in NYC. I requested and received a free temporary uncorrected digital proof from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley. Pub Date Aug 26, 2025 #debutnovel #cozymystery #MrsChristieattheMysteryGuildLibrary by @amandachapmanauthor #MrsChristieBk1 #NetGalley @berkleypub #berkleybookstagram #dameAgatha #librarymuseum #ghost #nyc #sleuthing