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    Mrs. Christie and the Mystery in the Mews

    Author Amanda Chapman
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    Book conservator turned reluctant sleuth Tory Van Dyne once again joins forces with the (possible) ghost of Agatha Christie to solve a murder much too close to home in this spectral sequel.

    It’s been six months since Tory Van Dyne first encountered a woman in the Agatha Christie Room of the Mystery Guild Library claiming to be the author herself on holiday from the Great Beyond. Mrs. Christie has long since disappeared back to … wherever she came from. And Tory has returned to her safe, sane, sensible—and let’s face it, boring—life.

    Until, that is, a rare edition of Christie’s The Murder in the Mews is somehow stolen from under the noses of two dozen library patrons, including a famous--and exceedingly vain-- Hercule Poirot impersonator, gathered in the Christie Room to celebrate the library’s 50th anniversary. And, to make matters much, much worse, a guest is found bizarrely murdered in the library’s back alley.

    Thankfully Mrs. Christie reappears just in time to guide Tory and her fellow sleuths—snarky librarian Adrian Gooding, computer whiz-kid Mairead Butler, flighty cousin Nic and the hot detective himself, Sebastian Mendez-Cruz—as they work to solve a seemingly impossible crime. But nothing is impossible with Mrs. Christie on the case…
    Praise for Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

    A 2026 Edgars Lillian Jackson Braun Award Nominee

    "The first in a new series that I know is going to be a delight. Clever, funny, sharp, surprising — Amanda Chapman delivers!"

    – Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat, Pray, Love

    “Amanda Chapman's Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library has everything a reader could want in a mystery, including the (possible) ghost of Agatha Christie, the queen of puzzle solvers. Add a whopping good mystery, engaging characters, a little romance, glamorous New York, and you have the perfect cocktail. It's a sparkling, witty gem with heart, and I can't wait for the next installment!"

    – Deborah Crombie, McCavity Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Scotland Yard mysteries.

    “Chapman intrigues and delights with this twisty and funny must-read tale featuring (it appears!) the Queen of Crime herself. Narrator Tory Van Dyne is at first mystified by Mrs. Christie but ends up marveling at how she unravels myriad clues to solve two homicides. Prepare to lose sleep -- you won't want to put this book down.”

    – Maddie Day, Agatha Award-winning author of Scone Cold Dead and Murder at Cape Costumers


    “Witty, twisty, and utterly enthralling, Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library pays homage to Dame Agatha and is a love song to New York City. I fell in love with the Mystery Guild Library and can’t wait to pay it another visit!”

    – Ellen Byron, USA Today bestselling author and Agatha Award winner

    "Chapman has a blast with her contemporary New York setting, resettling British mystery tropes among Manhattan’s rare books community, theatrical circles, and eccentric Upper East Siders. Uncovering a killer, it turns out, can be just as fun in the Big Apple as it is in St. Mary Mead. Fans of classic detective fiction are in for a treat."

    – Publisher’s Weekly starred review

    “Fans of the Queen of Crime will delight in this modernized classic mystery, heavily laden with Christie lore.”

    – Kirkus
    © Photo © William Schwartz 2020
    Amanda Chapman is a lifelong mystery lover and wordsmith.  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. View titles by Amanda Chapman

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    Book conservator turned reluctant sleuth Tory Van Dyne once again joins forces with the (possible) ghost of Agatha Christie to solve a murder much too close to home in this spectral sequel.

    It’s been six months since Tory Van Dyne first encountered a woman in the Agatha Christie Room of the Mystery Guild Library claiming to be the author herself on holiday from the Great Beyond. Mrs. Christie has long since disappeared back to … wherever she came from. And Tory has returned to her safe, sane, sensible—and let’s face it, boring—life.

    Until, that is, a rare edition of Christie’s The Murder in the Mews is somehow stolen from under the noses of two dozen library patrons, including a famous--and exceedingly vain-- Hercule Poirot impersonator, gathered in the Christie Room to celebrate the library’s 50th anniversary. And, to make matters much, much worse, a guest is found bizarrely murdered in the library’s back alley.

    Thankfully Mrs. Christie reappears just in time to guide Tory and her fellow sleuths—snarky librarian Adrian Gooding, computer whiz-kid Mairead Butler, flighty cousin Nic and the hot detective himself, Sebastian Mendez-Cruz—as they work to solve a seemingly impossible crime. But nothing is impossible with Mrs. Christie on the case…

    Reviews

    Praise for Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

    A 2026 Edgars Lillian Jackson Braun Award Nominee

    "The first in a new series that I know is going to be a delight. Clever, funny, sharp, surprising — Amanda Chapman delivers!"

    – Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat, Pray, Love

    “Amanda Chapman's Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library has everything a reader could want in a mystery, including the (possible) ghost of Agatha Christie, the queen of puzzle solvers. Add a whopping good mystery, engaging characters, a little romance, glamorous New York, and you have the perfect cocktail. It's a sparkling, witty gem with heart, and I can't wait for the next installment!"

    – Deborah Crombie, McCavity Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Scotland Yard mysteries.

    “Chapman intrigues and delights with this twisty and funny must-read tale featuring (it appears!) the Queen of Crime herself. Narrator Tory Van Dyne is at first mystified by Mrs. Christie but ends up marveling at how she unravels myriad clues to solve two homicides. Prepare to lose sleep -- you won't want to put this book down.”

    – Maddie Day, Agatha Award-winning author of Scone Cold Dead and Murder at Cape Costumers


    “Witty, twisty, and utterly enthralling, Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library pays homage to Dame Agatha and is a love song to New York City. I fell in love with the Mystery Guild Library and can’t wait to pay it another visit!”

    – Ellen Byron, USA Today bestselling author and Agatha Award winner

    "Chapman has a blast with her contemporary New York setting, resettling British mystery tropes among Manhattan’s rare books community, theatrical circles, and eccentric Upper East Siders. Uncovering a killer, it turns out, can be just as fun in the Big Apple as it is in St. Mary Mead. Fans of classic detective fiction are in for a treat."

    – Publisher’s Weekly starred review

    “Fans of the Queen of Crime will delight in this modernized classic mystery, heavily laden with Christie lore.”

    – Kirkus

    Author

    © Photo © William Schwartz 2020
    Amanda Chapman is a lifelong mystery lover and wordsmith.  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. View titles by Amanda Chapman

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