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Joel It's not just you, the book is notoriously incoherent. However, the gist of it is that Mary Jordan was a British agent investigating a circle of enemy…moreIt's not just you, the book is notoriously incoherent. However, the gist of it is that Mary Jordan was a British agent investigating a circle of enemy spies in the village, and was killed by them when she got found out. However, she'd managed to leave some information about her investigation hidden (which was still important for some reason) and foreign agents were trying to kill Tuppence before she found it.

Or something.

The timeline makes no sense whatsoever. It's impossible to tell who was meant to be alive when or how old they were. Apparently the main Mary Jordan business happened shortly before WWI, but people in their 80s and 90s talk about it being in their own grandparent's time. Except for some points when it seems to have been just before WWII instead, and tied up with someone leading the cause for appeasement with Hitler.

By some accounts, Christie was beginning to suffer dementia when she wrote he last couple of books. It's sad, but I can well believe it. (less)

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do i need to read this series in order?

Frances This is the only Christie series which does benefit from reading in order, although it isn't strictly necessary. The couple does age (they reconnect a…moreThis is the only Christie series which does benefit from reading in order, although it isn't strictly necessary. The couple does age (they reconnect and start working together in the first book) and there are a couple of recurring characters. However the plots and books would all be perfectly fine as standalone reads as well.(less)

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