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seano 's review for:
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
"Tommy and Tuppence" aren't the first detectives you think of when you think Agatha Christie, but they are very darling in their first outing. Consider my review four stars if you're a mystery fan.
The story is a little contrived in spots, but it's pretty satisfying in the end. It turns out that the biggest plot hole is the key to the mystery, but I forgive the author, because it was a well-told story and the dialogue doesn't doesn't sound hackneyed like a lot of 20s era fiction.
I took some marks off for some turgid bits at the end. There are quite a few unnecessary gyrations that occur in order to keep the mystery hidden until the last 10 pages.
The story is a little contrived in spots, but it's pretty satisfying in the end. It turns out that the biggest plot hole is the key to the mystery, but I forgive the author, because it was a well-told story and the dialogue doesn't doesn't sound hackneyed like a lot of 20s era fiction.
I took some marks off for some turgid bits at the end. There are quite a few unnecessary gyrations that occur in order to keep the mystery hidden until the last 10 pages.