Product Description In London after the Great War, Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley are out of work and low on funds. The old friends quickly form the Young Adventurers, Ltd. Seeking to hire themselves out to “do anything, go anywhere,” the duo agree to a lucrative job: locate a survivor of the Lusitania sinking who’s disappeared with a compromising secret. Their assignment sucks them into a conspiracy of murder, kidnapping, and double identities. Behind it is an elusive, omnipresent puppet master who will stop at nothing to eliminate the amateur sleuths before they find what they’re looking for.In Agatha Christie’s first Tommy and Tuppence mystery, the plucky pair hit the ground running in their search for excitement and adventure―“no unreasonable offer refused.”Revised edition: Previously published as The Secret Adversary, this edition of The Secret Adversary (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions. About the Author Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was an English crime novelist legendary for penning the tales featuring fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world’s longest-running play, The Mousetrap, and fourteen short-story collections. She assumed the title of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1971 for her outstanding work in literature, and the Guinness Book of World Records lists her as the bestselling novelist of all time.
The Secret Adversary (AmazonClassics Edition)
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Author: Christie, Agatha
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781542026635
Details:
Author: Christie, Agatha
Brand: AmazonClassics
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 284
Release Date: 01-09-2020
Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781542026635
