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A review by msonion
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
3.0
Thanks to my religious Detective Conan routine, I'm proud to say I guessed the real bad guy in this book by 50%!! Although it's a 50/50 chance of 1 in 2 choice question, Agatha Christie still managed to toy with my doubts until the last 3 chapters remaining. I'm so proud of myself.
This is more of a spy story rather than a detective story, and it reminds me of [b:The 39 Steps|153492|The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)|John Buchan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391320797l/153492._SY75_.jpg|2422487] by John Buchan. Two young and bright fellas, Tommy and Tupence, got themselves tangled in an international conspiracy by coincidence. They poked around the crime syndicate and learned about the Professor Moriaty-esque ringleader simply known as "Mr. Brown". With help from a Mr. Carter from the British government and financial support from an American millionaire they were able to get down to the bottom of the whole ordeal.
It was an enjoyable read but logic-wise it was a bit flawed. You can see how Agatha Christie tried to tie up all the loose ends and put closure on as many as possible questions that the readers may have, it was still not a satisfactory attempt in my books. Everything is too...ideal, to be true, but I have to admit the loving ending is more heartwarming than a murder that ends in a group of people that could never go back to the way they were before.
This is more of a spy story rather than a detective story, and it reminds me of [b:The 39 Steps|153492|The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)|John Buchan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391320797l/153492._SY75_.jpg|2422487] by John Buchan. Two young and bright fellas, Tommy and Tupence, got themselves tangled in an international conspiracy by coincidence. They poked around the crime syndicate and learned about the Professor Moriaty-esque ringleader simply known as "Mr. Brown". With help from a Mr. Carter from the British government and financial support from an American millionaire they were able to get down to the bottom of the whole ordeal.
It was an enjoyable read but logic-wise it was a bit flawed. You can see how Agatha Christie tried to tie up all the loose ends and put closure on as many as possible questions that the readers may have, it was still not a satisfactory attempt in my books. Everything is too...ideal, to be true, but I have to admit the loving ending is more heartwarming than a murder that ends in a group of people that could never go back to the way they were before.