The cruel sister

Before she became the Queen of Crime… she lived a mystery of her own.

“The fact that my sister pretended to be someone else—someone unpredictable and dangerous—threw me into sheer terror. And yet… the pleasure I felt in being so afraid was indescribable.”

Inspired by the life of young Agatha Christie, Cristina Brambilla crafts an entirely new story in the genre that so captivated the British writer: the mystery novel. In this context, Brambilla imagines the events, emotions, and stories that might have inspired Agatha Christie in writing the timeless classics that made her an immortal author.

• A richly imagined origin story that blends fact and fiction, inviting readers into the emotional and psychological world of a young Agatha Christie.
• A suspenseful, elegantly written novel that pays homage to classic mystery tropes while offering a fresh coming-of-age twist for today’s readers.

In the same series (Le Orme, Erickson): The cursed island by Fabrizio Silei, One piece at a time by Annalisa Strada, The geometric man by Guido Sgardoli.