# Agatha Christie's Disappearance

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 13, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christies-disappearance/550159 "2010-08-13T15:32:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![qpw3141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/6bbea6/32.png) [@qpw3141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qpw3141)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christies-disappearance/550159/1 "2010-08-13T15:32:14Z")

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In [**this**](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/361/why-did-mystery-writer-agatha-christie-mysteriously-disappear) column, Cecil makes a creditable attempt at explaining the mysterious disappearance of AC.

However, said mystery was comprehensively cleared up in the programme documented [**Here**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unicorn_and_the_Wasp).

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christies-disappearance/550159/2 "2010-08-13T15:47:04Z")

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A few years ago, my wife and I stayed at the [Old Swan Hotel](http://www.classiclodges.co.uk/The_Old_Swan_Hotel_Harrogate/) in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. That hotel made no secret of the fact that Agatha Christie had stayed there during the period of her disappearance – [Agatha Christie Disappearance](http://www.classiclodges.co.uk/The_Old_Swan_Hotel_Harrogate/Agatha_Christie_Disappearance/). It certainly was the kind of place where you could image an Agatha Christie story taking place.