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Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Two bright young characters of the Jazz Age start out looking for adventure and wind up saving England in Agatha Christies The Secret Adversary. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence Tuppence Crowley have hit hard times. Its 1920, and the Great War is blessedly over. But the peace has left staid old England in upheaval and the young veteran and the pretty former nurse flat broke. In the free spirit of the age, the two advertise themselves...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In their very first adventure, Tommy and Tuppence uncover an audacious plot to destroy Great Britain In postwar London, childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley are having a grand old time-except for the fact that they can barely afford a pot of tea between them. With no jobs to be had and no rich relations to bankroll them, they decide to form a joint venture: Young Adventurers, Ltd. They're willing to go anywhere and do anything...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo-now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS. Tommy and Tuppence are young, in love ... and flat broke. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd.-"willing to do anything, go anywhere." But they get more than they bargained for when their first assignment for the...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Previously published in the print anthology Partners in Crime. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are called to duty at an international detective agency. On assignment, they are told to be wary of the number sixteen. If they see it in writing or hear it in conversation with a stranger, that means they are close to finding the spy ring they seek.
5) A Pot of Tea
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Previously published in the print anthology Partners in Crime. The Beresfords meet their first client, a man whose secret affair with a shopgirl goes terribly awry when she disappears. Tommy assures him they will find her within twenty-four hours, though it is by no means certain that they will meet this impossible deadline.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Previously published in the print anthology Partners in Crime. During a lull in business, Tommy and Tuppence amuse themselves by perusing the paper's personal columns. One cryptic ad reads, "Three hearts ... 12 tricks ... Ace of Spades ... finesse the King." Tommy is certain it is a secret message indicating a crime about to be committed.
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