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I must admit, I don't think I have ever read a Tommy and Tuppence novel despite reading Agatha Christie's books for 50 years (gosh that sounds scary, where has the time gone ? ). That said I have seen a number of T & T episodes on TV with various combinations of actors/actresses. But even so, I did not remember this story at all.
Both in dire straits financially, they decide given their lack of any other skills, that they should combine and form an adventure company to solve mysteries for other p ...more
Both in dire straits financially, they decide given their lack of any other skills, that they should combine and form an adventure company to solve mysteries for other p ...more
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 r ...more
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 r ...more
2 brilliant 20 somethings running around London and involving themselves in espionage in the 20s?! YES PLEASE. Tuppence is a total bad ass woman! Perfect book to bring a bit of the roaring 20s into the 2020s! Oh and a little love story on the side! Now a firm favourite and I cannot wait to read the rest of the Tommy and Tuppence novels
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