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The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
Why have I not read this story earlier? I love Agatha Chrisie and unlike her other novels this one reads more like a thriller.
kidnapping, murder, multipe identities, espionage, double crossings, blackmail, and government take overs = excellent reading
I caught on to the identy of the mastermind before the finaly revelations, which thankfully did not happen in a Marple, company sitting around for tea style. My modern sensibilities of not trusting people at face value might have helped me along. Today we could have just googled a person's name and been able to verify their identity. This story would not have worked in todays world with smart phones being able to snap a picture and send it instanly for a eyewitness to verify.
It was a good story.
Synopsis:
Tommy and Tuppence are unemployed after the great war. the put their last shillings together to make an advertisment for hire. An unusal name overheard in convesation propells them into a plot that could toppel the English government. Far fetched, but it really is just the catalyst to get it the ball rolling in this story.
A group of foreign nationals who want to see all capitalist governments fall have a coup planned. A secret treaty is lost that could destroy the english government and both parties are on the hunt while a mastermind whose identy is unknow to all but a select few as Mr. Brown is always a step ahead.
Conclusion
Mr. Brown is the lawyer James. ..name I forgot b/c i listened to audio book.
Jane was faking amnesia and she hid the treaty by using water magazine paper to stick to the back of a painting in the bad guys headquarters where she we kept prisoner for years.
Tommy and Tuppence end up together, when they both realize they have always loved each other and it isn't till they think the other is dead that they realize it. by the way their little non romance is better than twiligh.
Julius is the real multi millionaie and in his awkward way saves Jane and Tuppence whisks Jane away to take care of her.
Tommy accepts a lucrative job with the government
kidnapping, murder, multipe identities, espionage, double crossings, blackmail, and government take overs = excellent reading
I caught on to the identy of the mastermind before the finaly revelations, which thankfully did not happen in a Marple, company sitting around for tea style. My modern sensibilities of not trusting people at face value might have helped me along. Today we could have just googled a person's name and been able to verify their identity. This story would not have worked in todays world with smart phones being able to snap a picture and send it instanly for a eyewitness to verify.
It was a good story.
Synopsis:
Tommy and Tuppence are unemployed after the great war. the put their last shillings together to make an advertisment for hire. An unusal name overheard in convesation propells them into a plot that could toppel the English government. Far fetched, but it really is just the catalyst to get it the ball rolling in this story.
A group of foreign nationals who want to see all capitalist governments fall have a coup planned. A secret treaty is lost that could destroy the english government and both parties are on the hunt while a mastermind whose identy is unknow to all but a select few as Mr. Brown is always a step ahead.
Conclusion
Mr. Brown is the lawyer James. ..name I forgot b/c i listened to audio book.
Jane was faking amnesia and she hid the treaty by using water magazine paper to stick to the back of a painting in the bad guys headquarters where she we kept prisoner for years.
Tommy and Tuppence end up together, when they both realize they have always loved each other and it isn't till they think the other is dead that they realize it. by the way their little non romance is better than twiligh.
Julius is the real multi millionaie and in his awkward way saves Jane and Tuppence whisks Jane away to take care of her.
Tommy accepts a lucrative job with the government