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The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
This was so much fun! I love Agatha Christie, but I wasn't familiar with her Tommy and Tuppance novels, so when I realized I had this story in a collection on my Kindle that I'd forgotten about, I chose to read it for an Agatha Christie reading challenge.
Tommy and Tuppance are childhood friends struggling to make a living in post-WW1 London. A lack of wealthy relatives or potential wealthy suitors forces the duo to think out of the box. They choose to hire themselves out as professional adventurers! They're first adventure pits them against an international criminal mastermind, and the fate of the free world depends on Tommy and Tuppance. They must find a missing girl and a secret treaty to prevent a Bolshevik coup in London, all the while avoiding the mysterious Mr. Brown, whom no one has seen!
The Young Adventurers, as Tommy and Tuppence call themselves, just want some money and a bit of fun. They seem to be a bit in over their heads with their first case of international espionage, but it's fun to see how they manage to hold their own against dastardly criminals.
Filled with so many twists, turns, and red herrings, I was kept on the edge of my seat. My idea as to the true identity of Mr. Brown kept changing. Just when I thought I knew who he was, I was proven wrong! That's what I love about Christie - she keeps me guessing, and I can never solve the mystery before she does.
Tommy and Tuppance are childhood friends struggling to make a living in post-WW1 London. A lack of wealthy relatives or potential wealthy suitors forces the duo to think out of the box. They choose to hire themselves out as professional adventurers! They're first adventure pits them against an international criminal mastermind, and the fate of the free world depends on Tommy and Tuppance. They must find a missing girl and a secret treaty to prevent a Bolshevik coup in London, all the while avoiding the mysterious Mr. Brown, whom no one has seen!
The Young Adventurers, as Tommy and Tuppence call themselves, just want some money and a bit of fun. They seem to be a bit in over their heads with their first case of international espionage, but it's fun to see how they manage to hold their own against dastardly criminals.
Filled with so many twists, turns, and red herrings, I was kept on the edge of my seat. My idea as to the true identity of Mr. Brown kept changing. Just when I thought I knew who he was, I was proven wrong! That's what I love about Christie - she keeps me guessing, and I can never solve the mystery before she does.