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Eta istoriya nachalas' s shutlivoj popytki veselykh yunoshi i devushki osnovat' chastnoe detektivnoe agentstvo. Nachalas' - so strannogo predlozheniya, kotoroe sdelal devushke zagadochnyj pozhiloj gospodin. Vsego-to - otpravit'sya, za khoroshee voznagrazhdenie, v Parizh i pozhit' v respektabel'nom pansione pod chuzhim imenem... Gibel' ofitsera Sekretnoj sluzhby vyglyadela by zauryadnym neschastnym sluchaem... esli by ne poslednie slova umirayuschego. Strannaya fraza: "N. ili M.,Song-Suzi..."
- GenresMystery
340 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Agatha Christie
6,459 books79.4k followersAgatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
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April 24, 2022
Tommy and Tuppence are two of my favorite characters of all time. I'm on a "reread" kick of their adventures, narrated by Hugh Fraser. I forgot how much I loved their disparate methods of thinking and "deducing." I love that neither one is always right or always wrong. Tuppence isn't superior simply because she's a woman, but neither is Tommy because he's a man. They have their own strengths and weaknesses and the combination of those creates just enough mistakes and successes to keep the reader engaged.
This duo, in particular, delighted me because they were both very similar and very different stories. The similarity makes their ability to catch the second suspect reasonable while their differences ensure you don't feel like you're reading the same story all over again.
I also love how Christie acknowledges that romance is a part of life and gives it a page in her story, but she doesn't muddle the primary story with unnecessary relational details. We get what we need when we need it so that the romantic portions actually move the story forward rather than serve as frosting on a cake, so to speak.
Note: I would not read/listen to the books in this order. After The Secret Adversary, I would listen/read Partners in Crime next. Just sayin'...
This duo, in particular, delighted me because they were both very similar and very different stories. The similarity makes their ability to catch the second suspect reasonable while their differences ensure you don't feel like you're reading the same story all over again.
I also love how Christie acknowledges that romance is a part of life and gives it a page in her story, but she doesn't muddle the primary story with unnecessary relational details. We get what we need when we need it so that the romantic portions actually move the story forward rather than serve as frosting on a cake, so to speak.
Note: I would not read/listen to the books in this order. After The Secret Adversary, I would listen/read Partners in Crime next. Just sayin'...
October 7, 2023
Tommy and Tuppence have long been favorites since my teenage years. They are a lighthearted pair of engaging amateurs who thwart some of the ruthless, clever underworld or enemy agents in four full-length novels and the Partners in Crime short story collection.
This pair of books is the first and second in the series and narrated by the talented Hugh Fraser.
I listened to The Secret Adversary a while ago and it held strong as a re-read years later. I love this young effervescent pair who followed their instincts and root out a criminal mastermind in the WWI era. And, most recently, I finished up with N 0r M when Agatha Christie revisits this, now middle-aged, husband and wife pair with some spy work on the eve of WWII nosing out secret Nazi sympathizers ready to betray their English homeland hiding out at a seaside boarding house.
These are lighthearted in tone even when the chips are down though I appreciated seeing how age has added a layer of understanding and maturity, but not a willingness to be brushed aside as 'too old' to serve. I felt the spies were easy to figure out and the focus was more on seeing how Tommy and Tuppence worked it out and exposed them.
Hugh Fraser is great for the voices of both and the rest of the cast. He caught the nuances of humor and tone for each scene so well.
A stellar pair of listens.
This pair of books is the first and second in the series and narrated by the talented Hugh Fraser.
I listened to The Secret Adversary a while ago and it held strong as a re-read years later. I love this young effervescent pair who followed their instincts and root out a criminal mastermind in the WWI era. And, most recently, I finished up with N 0r M when Agatha Christie revisits this, now middle-aged, husband and wife pair with some spy work on the eve of WWII nosing out secret Nazi sympathizers ready to betray their English homeland hiding out at a seaside boarding house.
These are lighthearted in tone even when the chips are down though I appreciated seeing how age has added a layer of understanding and maturity, but not a willingness to be brushed aside as 'too old' to serve. I felt the spies were easy to figure out and the focus was more on seeing how Tommy and Tuppence worked it out and exposed them.
Hugh Fraser is great for the voices of both and the rest of the cast. He caught the nuances of humor and tone for each scene so well.
A stellar pair of listens.
August 31, 2026
Me encanta como escribe, me encantan las historias, todo esta super bn pensado y estructurado. Aunque hay cosas que me han delatado quien eran los culpables.
En el primero era la sensacion de que el Sir James este se metia de la nada en todo y no pintaba nada, aunque si llegue a pensar que era el Julius en el ultimo momento, todo sea dicho.
En el segundo si que no sabia quien era el hombre, eso ya fue sorpresa total, pero la mujer si, contando que le pego un tiro a una mujer que llevaba a su supuesta hija en brazos y ni siquiera pestañeoy ni el militar podia hacerlo. Fue sospechoso eso.
En el primero era la sensacion de que el Sir James este se metia de la nada en todo y no pintaba nada, aunque si llegue a pensar que era el Julius en el ultimo momento, todo sea dicho.
En el segundo si que no sabia quien era el hombre, eso ya fue sorpresa total, pero la mujer si, contando que le pego un tiro a una mujer que llevaba a su supuesta hija en brazos y ni siquiera pestañeoy ni el militar podia hacerlo. Fue sospechoso eso.
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December 26, 2023
OMG, why did I wait so long to read this series?
I love the characters, so much humor, and great spy story plots.
First, I didn't understand why this bundle came with vol 1 and 3 from the series, but then it made sense. I'm not going to explain, to avoid spoilers.
An extra treat is the narrator is the awesome Hugh Fraser.
I love the characters, so much humor, and great spy story plots.
First, I didn't understand why this bundle came with vol 1 and 3 from the series, but then it made sense. I'm not going to explain, to avoid spoilers.
An extra treat is the narrator is the awesome Hugh Fraser.
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