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Secret Adversary is the first Tommy & Tuppence novel. Ta-da! I'm not going to claim that it's great , but it was entertaining. And Christie managed to make me think I KNEW who the hell dunnit, only to jerk the rug out from underneath me...again. <--to be fair, that's kind of her thing, you know?

I am hosting an Agatha Christie Readathon on my blog in April 2018 where we are reading one of her books each week. The first book up, The Secret Adversary , is the initial entry in the Tommy & Tuppence cozy mystery series she's written. Although I've read a bunch of her novels, I hadn't read anythin Leggi tutto

العدو السري او العدو الخفي ثاني رواية ألفتها ملكة البوليسية اجاثا كريستي في عشرينيات القرن الماضي .. في إطار ممتع ومشوق تظهر لنا اول رواية في سلسلة روايات (تومي وتوبينس) للنور واول رواية تجميع بين هاتين الشخصيتين الشابتين الجامعتين لطيش الشباب والفضول والذكاء تومي وتوبينس اصدقاء قديمان .. Leggi tutto

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

IT was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats were being launched with all possible speed. This is still one of the most intriguing Agatha Christie opening lines I have read (another can be found in Leggi tutto

I've already read many Agatha Christie's books and I like almost everything from her. But this book was one of the weakest Agatha's Christie's books that I ever read. But it's okay, this was only the second book that she wrote, and she was not as mature, confident and inspired as a writer.

EXCERPT: It was 2 pm on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats were being launched with all possible speed. The women and children were being lined up awaiting their turn. Some still clung desperately to hus Leggi tutto

It was Agatha Christie's second book and the first one featuring Tommy and Tuppence.Unlike the later books,where they are middle aged and then old,here they are young and not yet married. It was quite a contrast reading this soon after Postern of Fate,Christie's last book and the last adventure of th Leggi tutto

Tommy & Tuppence sittin' in a tree...! A group of young Adventurers overcome several thrilling events in a tale jam packed with action, a story that deals with secret documents written by secret people that must be stopped by secret people in a very secretive way. The two novices stumble upon this, a Leggi tutto

“Don't be offended because I think you're young. Youth is a failing only too easily outgrown.” I am willing to bet anything that Tommy and Tuppence are the two cutest wannabe detectives in the panorama of spy fiction in its entirety. Yes, spy fiction: I dove into this expecting a crime story, instea Leggi tutto