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| Title | : | The Secret Adversary (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries #1) |
| Author | : | Agatha Christie |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 268 pages |
| Published | : | July 30th 2008 by Waking Lion Press (first published January 1922) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Classics. Crime. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Audiobook. Detective |
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Paperback | Pages: 268 pages Rating: 3.84 | 37621 Users | 2790 Reviews
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Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young, in love… and flat broke. Just after Great War, there are few jobs available and the couple are desperately short of money. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd.—"willing to do anything, go anywhere." Hiring themselves out proves to be a smart move for the couple. In their first assignment for the mysterious Mr. Whittingtont, all Tuppence has to do in their first job is take an all-expense paid trip to Paris and pose as an American named Jane Finn. But with the assignment comes a bribe to keep quiet, a threat to her life, and the disappearance of her new employer. Now their newest job are playing detective. Where is the real Jane Finn? The mere mention of her name produces a very strange reaction all over London. So strange, in fact, that they decided to find this mysterious missing lady. She has been missing for five years. And neither her body nor the secret documents she was carrying have ever been found. Now post-war England's economic recovery depends on finding her and getting the papers back. But he two young working undercover for the British ministry know only that her name and the only photo of her is in the hands of her rich American cousin. It isn’t long before they find themselves plunged into more danger than they ever could have imagined—a danger that could put an abrupt end to their business… and their lives.List Books Toward The Secret Adversary (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries #1)
| Original Title: | The Secret Adversary |
| ISBN: | 1600963943 (ISBN13: 9781600963940) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries #1 |
| Characters: | Jane Finn, Julius Hersheimmer, Sir James Peel Edgerton, Tommy Beresford, "Tuppence" Beresford, Mr.Carter, Miss Rita Vandemeyer, Mr. Whittington, Kramenin, Albert Batt |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 37621 Users | 2790 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books The Secret Adversary (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries #1)
*SPOILERS* Let me get this out of the way - I think Mr Brown should have been Julius and not Sir James. The writer, bless her, should not have tried for a last twist in the tale and should have stuck to Julius as the villain. I don't like it much when the super villain as in here, is revealed to be an unimportant character on whom the spotlight is never shined for an adequate time. However I gave this book four stars because despite its faults it delivers a quality pacing rhythm. It's a shameIT was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats were being launched with all possible speed.This is still one of the most intriguing Agatha Christie opening lines I have read (another can be found in Murder on the Orient Express, but I'll get to that in a different post). The Secret Adversary is the first adventure of Miss Prudence Cowley and Lieutenant Thomas Beresford, a.k.a. Tommy and
A short and entertaining read-- entertaining as much for its mystery as for the laughable sensationalism of its topic. Very timely for 1922-- all about bolsheviks and revolutions and Labour Party members and secret treaties, with a hero and heroine full of jolly upper-class Britishness and levity, if not imagination, in tough spots. Very characteristic of an era.The mystery, though constructed out of sensationalistic and dated elements, has an excellent form. We are told quite frankly in the
Another great fun Agatha Christie! I really enjoyed this one, and would highly recommend it. More of an adventure mystery than a murder mystery, with wonderful characters and a fun plot. I'm definitely going to be reading more of the Tommy and Tuppence series in the future.
I must admit that, after listening to this audiobook, I find that the voices inside my head now have British accents. Whatever am I to do?!Haha! Sorry about that. It's just that I've always been able to hear the voice in my head saying whatever it is that I'm about to write and right now... that voice doesn't sound like my normal self one whit! I keep wanting to say things like "ol' chap" and such like that. But-- That is one thing that I absolutely love about books like this! (That's not weird,
Re read with The Christie Carnage -noobs, middlings & hoity tots WARNING: My thoughts are going to be scattered all over this review, Why? Because, I suck at reviewing.Lets begin from the beginning. So, some of the readers at the Indian Readers decided to read the complete works of Agatha Christie. I, being overly curious and enthusiastic, jumped right into with my fellow readers, despite of having read, re-read, watched, heard (audiobooks and those delicious BBC radio plays) multiple
Not enjoying this Tommy/Tuppence dynamic duo. The story itself is kind of rompy and gimmicky, trying too hard to be funny and lighthearted. Give me Poirot or Miss Marple instead!
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