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The Man in the Mist

(Tommy & Tuppence)

3.66  ·  Rating details ·  259 ratings  ·  17 reviews

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.

Previously published in the print anthology Partners in Crime

The rather disgruntled pair is sequestered in the Grand Adlington Hotel having made a pig’s ear out of their latest case. But, whilst sipping mournful cocktails, with Tommy oddly dressed as a Parson, they are gleefully a

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Kindle Edition, 40 pages
Published 2011 by HarperCollins (first published January 1st 1977)
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Tony Hisgett
A nice little twist at the end, but this was too short to be really interesting. Also the reason I like the Tommy and Tuppence stories, is because of the way Tuppence often surprises people with her intelligence and deductive reasoning skills. In this short story she is barely visible.
Elias Jabbour
Sep 06, 2015 rated it liked it
Loved the twist at the end.
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#SavvyReadathon I do like these Tommy & Tuppence stories in audio [Partners in Crime]
Cindi
Jan 24, 2016 rated it liked it
This was just a short story and was pretty good but not as suspenseful as some of her other work. Ages 12+
Karin
May 21, 2012 rated it really liked it
Lovely little twist at the end...
Serena
Oct 15, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: mystery
Tommy & Tuppence 02 Partners in Crime

My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
Seth Nelson
Very surprising.
David
Tommy and Tuppence are asked to meet a famous movie star at a house in town. She won't say why, though.
Bekah
Love a good Tommy & Tuppence Short Story. This was no exception. Giggled at the reference to Father Brown. The explanation at the conclusion was very wise. How true.
Lisa
Apr 11, 2013 rated it liked it
Good short story...and it is very short! Good twist though
Janice Dick
Oct 02, 2013 rated it liked it
Good short story a la Agatha Christie
Abeer Albossany
Aug 20, 2016 rated it did not like it
Not so convincing to be honest.
Mirian
Jun 06, 2013 rated it liked it
Nice short mystery.
Delia
May 20, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Tommy and Tuppence, what's not to love?
Krystal
Dec 01, 2013 rated it really liked it
Cute little short story with a great little twist at the end
Bryony Webb.
Aug 12, 2013 rated it it was amazing
great but very short
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Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in Romance. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in t
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Other books in the series

Tommy & Tuppence (5 books)
  • The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence #1)
  • Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence #2)
  • N or M? (Tommy and Tuppence, #3)
  • By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence, #4)
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