The Unbreakable Alibi

Tommy & Tuppence #2.11-2.15

by Agatha Christie, James Warwick (Narrator)

In this "hilarious burlesque of detective fiction" (New York Times), Tommy and Tuppence Beresford adopt the methods and manners of every major literary detective from Hercule Poirot to Sherlock Holmes to piece together an increasingly complex series of delightfully different-and deadly-misdeeds.


Contains 5 of the original 15 stories: The House of Lurking Death / The Unbreakable Alibi / The Cleryman's Daughter (The Red House) / The Ambassador's Boots / The Man Who Was No. 16

Genres: Mystery, Agatha Christie, Fiction, Crime, Short Stories

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tommy and Tuppence continue posing as Theodore Blunt and his assistant of the International Detective Agency. They are hired by a simple man to settle a bet with the woman he wishes to marry . If he wins, she will marry him. The riddle is how she appeared to be In two places on the same night 200 miles apart. Tuppence figures out that she has a twin - yes, a twin.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Tommy & Tuppence short story from the book Partners in Crime. A gentleman has a crush on a young lady who he has a bet with that he can break her alibi of being two places at once. Mr. Jones hires Tommy & Tuppence in their role as owner of the Blount Detective Agency. so it ends up being their job to prove which of the alibis was really her and which is the false alibi. Sounds simple but after going over every detail and interviewing many, many people this mystery-solving duo are stumped. Until Tommy unwittingly says something that lets Tuppence sleep on it and she figure out exactly how the this mystery was pulled off.

I knew the solution to this story as soon as the problem was presented. I was tickled that finally I understood where Agatha Christie was leading her readers. Unfortunately, I skipped over the vital detail that Tommy mentioned that sent Tuppence on the right track. I still feel I did a great job of detecting. This story was short, but I really enjoyed the whole 15 minutes it took to read it.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another rollicking Tommy and Tuppence story. In this case they need to decide which alibi is correct. What ai did enjoy about this Agatha Christie story is that it enabled you to not only follow the plot but try to figure out the answer.

[John Gambino]

Not a bad story but not one of her best. No crime involved here, just a bit of a riddle to solve. I had it solved very early on, just had to wait for Tommy & Tuppence to catch up.

[Darinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Tommy and Tuppence story. Light and entertaining.

[HerrWaas]

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[Abeer Albossany · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was no mystery in this story the unbreakable alibi turned out to be just two different people!! The title make you expect too much of an average story.