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The Secret Adversary (Paperback)

by Agatha Christie (Author) "IT was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915 ..." (more)
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[Editor's Note: This is is a combined review with POSTERN OF FATE.]--When we first meet detectives Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley, it's just after WWI, and they're hiring themselves out as "young adventurers." Their first case, finding the mysterious Jane Finn, is classic Christie with its twists, turns, and a final surprise. In POSTERN OF FATE, we meet Tommy and Tuppence much later (they're now married) as they uncover an old mystery in the home they've selected for their retirement. Samatha Bond, whose voice will be familiar to those who enjoy British television mysteries featuring Inspector Morse and Hercule Poirot, does a top-notch job with these stories. Her pacing is perfect, and her ability to switch from American to British to Russian-inflected accents astonishing. Bond's enthusiastic reading allows listeners to suspend their disbelief over Christie's more amazing plot twists and enjoy her stories for what they are: the foundation of the modern mystery. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Agatha Christie's first Tommy and Tuppence mystery adventure, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme -- Young Adventurers Ltd. Their advertisement says they are 'willing to do anything, go anywhere'. But their first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them into more danger than they ever imagined! --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fun ride through history's dark moments, July 5 2004
This review is from: The Secret Adversary (Paperback)
After all, this novel was about an important document that would turn history on its head. In the days of great ocean liners, a secret document was sent to America for safekeeping aboard the Lusitania. The ship sank, but not before the man who kept this document gave it away to someone. Fast forward to Tommy and Tuppence who were both almost jobless and had no rich boyfriend/girlfriend to turn to. Tuppence had the idea to turn themselves into an adventuring couple and sent an ad to the news. What follows is a rigmarole of mistaken identity, blatant lies and international intrigue.

'The secret adversary' effectively introduces Tommy and Tuppence as the power couple of the detective world. The Queen's narrative is as lively as the characters itself, and you'll find yourself reading this to the wee hours of them morning.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An early Christie caper., Feb 15 2004
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Secret Adversary (Paperback)
Moving into a writing career that was to make her the world's most published author, Agatha Christie sent his book to her publisher in the early 1920s.

Already her strengths are evident: her gift for story telling, her ability to engage a likely readership aged from 8 to 80, her ability to pull a fast one on her readers, and her ability to reproduce actual ordinary conversation. In the 1920s it was normal to hear young adults calling each other "Old Bean" and "Old Thing", and they do so here. A weakness still is her inability to devise a means of dispensing with the requirement for long explanations, at the end of a mystery novel

"The Secret Adversary" is not a pure mystery novel, however. It is part romance, part adventure, part ripping yarn, and part whodunit. Agatha Christie takes up some of the props found in each of these types of fiction. There are the lively young adults, Tommy and Tuppence, eager to make ends meet by undertaking a little detective work. There is the hunt for a secret document that will determine the fate of the great nations of the world. There are the apparent adversaries ("The German" is one of them), and the incredible eavesdropping and kidnapping situations.

Avid Christie readers will want to sample this early work, but general readers should choose from her productions of the 1930s.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An early Christie caper., Feb 15 2004
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
Moving into a writing career that was to make her the world's most published author, Agatha Christie sent this book to her publisher in the early 1920s.

Already her strengths are evident: her gift for story telling, her ability to engage a likely readership aged from 8 to 80, her ability to pull a fast one on her readers, and her ability to reproduce actual ordinary conversation. In the 1920s it was normal to hear young adults calling each other "Old Bean" and "Old Thing", and they do so here. A weakness still is her inability to devise a means of dispensing with the requirement for long explanations, at the end of a mystery novel

"The Secret Adversary" is not a pure mystery novel, however. It is part romance, part adventure, part ripping yarn, part thriller, and part whodunit. Agatha Christie takes up some of the props found in each of these types of fiction. There are the lively young adults, Tommy and Tuppence, eager to make ends meet by undertaking a little detective work. There is the hunt for a secret document that will determine the fate of the great nations of the world. There are the apparent adversaries ("The German" is one of them), and the incredible eavesdropping and kidnapping situations.

Avid Christie readers will want to sample this early work, but general readers should choose from her productions of the 1930s.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lighthearted FUN
This 1922 adventure is Christie's second novel. It does not feature Hercule Poirot but instead introduces Tommy and Tuppence. Read more
Published on Feb 3 2004 by Jeanne Tassotto

5.0 out of 5 stars Another brilliant one
Christie's variety can often astound those who first come across her. Whether it be a tense, well plotted detective story, a sharp psycholgical thriller with twists at every turn,... Read more
Published on Jun 6 2002 by RachelWalker

5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie fools us again!
The Secret Adversary introduces Tommy and Tuppence Beresford to the world. Young and rather foolish, Tommy and Tuppence offer themselves as paid adventurers to the general... Read more
Published on May 20 2002 by Christie Evans

4.0 out of 5 stars Whimsical Adventure With Charming Characters
Although best known for her tightly plotted murder mysteries, Agatha Christie occasionally turned her hand to the purely outrageous adventure--and in this area THE SECRET... Read more
Published on Feb 18 2002 by Gary F. Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars "T N T"!
Wearily ensconced in a London hotel, a pre-married Tommy and Tuppence ponder their future after the war, most specifically how to earn an income with minimal skills and desire for... Read more
Published on Nov 8 2001 by kathrynlively

4.0 out of 5 stars Even at such an early date, Christie complexity come through
The Secret Adversary is a very entertaining read seventy-nine years after it's first publication. Sure there are some things that are dated but I like to think of that as adding... Read more
Published on Jun 1 2001 by Carol Peterson Hennekens

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrills and Even a Chill
Agatha Christie's THE SECRET ADVERSARY is her first full blown attempt at the 'thriller' novel, which was an extremely popular format in the year it was published (1922). Read more
Published on April 17 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Tommy and Tuppence---Young Adventurers in Their First Novel
In her second novel, Agatha Christie introduced Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley and Tommy Beresford, old friends who are both newly discharged from the service at the end of... Read more
Published on April 9 2001 by Antoinette Klein

4.0 out of 5 stars Adventure and romance
This is the first of the Tommy and Tuppence series, which begins with the two becoming reacquainted and, being both bored with life, deciding to become adventurers. Read more
Published on Mar 17 2001 by blissengine

4.0 out of 5 stars Secret Adversary
A mystery thriller and full of intrigue...Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley go through such adventures as being kidnapped, false messages, An anonymous fugitive,... Read more
Published on Mar 9 2001

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