Reviews - The Secret Adversary

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The Secret Adversary

Agatha Christie

3.73 AVERAGE

sara_h's review against another edition

3.75

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

alexactually's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

gsdiazc's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

korfi's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

captainjemima's review against another edition

3.0

I listened to this one as a podcast, one chapter a day, read by Phoebe Judge on the podcast Phoebe Reads a Mystery.

'The Secret Adversary' was a twisty little tale of Tommy and Tuppence, two young, energetic folk who want some adventure in their lives. They've known each other since they were small, and find themselves in London at a loose end and with no employment or money to fund their lavish tastes. They decide to set up Young Adventurers Ltd and advertise their services to "do anything, go anywhere". They get themselves tangled up in a strange conspiracy surrounding a young girl called Jane Finn - first Tuppence is asked to go to Paris and pretend to be Jane Finn, and then the Adventurers find out that Jane Finn has been missing for five years. Everyone who knows her name is twitchy at the mention of her. Her body has never been found, nor the secret documents she was carrying. Soon enough, Tommy and Tuppence are risking life and limb to find out what happened to Jane Finn and keep themselves from the clutches of the mysterious Mr Brown.

The story was quite fast-paced and there were reveals around every corner. It was a bit silly and tongue-in-cheek, which gave lightness to what could've been a heavy mystery. I can't say I will be diving into another Tommy and Tuppence novel any time soon, unless another is read out on the podcast. I'd prefer to go back to Christie's Poirot, Miss Marple or standalone novels which seem to be more serious novels. Probably this was a good little book for me to read when the world is crashing down around me.