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lostinthelibrary 's review for:
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
This early book of Christie's was a really fun romp. I was surprised as it was really more Espionage than Mystery, although there was a mystery involved.
This was new for me as I usually think of espionage books as being set in either WWII or the Cold War so reading one set post-WWI was a nice change. However, this setting also made the plot hard to follow as I'm not very familiar with either the politics at that time or the sinking of the Lusitania. Being written at the time, Christie doesn't really give much exposition but assumes that the reader is familiar with these events. This, coupled with the fact that I listened to this on audiobook, meant that I was quite frequently a bit lost as to what was happening.
However, a triumph of this book is its two protagonists. They were both fantastic characters in their own right and the will they / won't they bickering was charming to read. I don't often enjoy romantic subplots but this one was done really well. I'm also happily surprised that they got together at the end as while I enjoyed the will they / won't they I don't think it could have been sustained an extended series
I look forward to reading more of Tommy and Tuppence's adventures.
This was new for me as I usually think of espionage books as being set in either WWII or the Cold War so reading one set post-WWI was a nice change. However, this setting also made the plot hard to follow as I'm not very familiar with either the politics at that time or the sinking of the Lusitania. Being written at the time, Christie doesn't really give much exposition but assumes that the reader is familiar with these events. This, coupled with the fact that I listened to this on audiobook, meant that I was quite frequently a bit lost as to what was happening.
However, a triumph of this book is its two protagonists. They were both fantastic characters in their own right and the will they / won't they bickering was charming to read. I don't often enjoy romantic subplots but this one was done really well.
I look forward to reading more of Tommy and Tuppence's adventures.