Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

18 reviews

enchaffin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is my first Agatha Christie book and it did not disappoint!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

elg1105's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Incest, Torture, and War

figsofpeach's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism

theabee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

eh1736's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

pedanther's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I have mixed feelings about this book. I found the climax effectively tense, and it successfully kept me guessing about the identity of the eponymous secret adversary when I'd been confident I knew who it was. But a lot of what precedes it is episodic runaround without much depth, and the kind of xenophobic political worldview I've already encountered in other thrillers from this period that I read when I was younger and less discerning and didn't really need any more of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Incest, Torture, Car accident, Alcohol, War, and Classism

The incest content note is for mention of marriage between first cousins.

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I had no idea what to expect from a non-Poirot/Marple Christie story but ended up really enjoying the characters of Tommy and Tuppence, and even though the plot of this one is a bit all over the place I still had fun reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Misogyny

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Car accident, and War

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping