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The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie

Description: ISBN 0007265158 / Author: Agatha Christie / Genre: Crime / Thriller

Newest Review: ... must be good. No unreasonable offer refused". On her way back from tea Tuppence is stopped by a Mr. Whittington who ... more

... has overheard her conversation with Tommy. He tells her that he may have a job for her & that she should come to his office the next day. At the meeting she is reluctant to give her real name & uses the name Jane Finn instead. Whittington's reaction is immediate. He believes that she is blackmailing him & pays her off with £50, with the understanding that she'll return to next day to discuss terms. On her return the next day they discover that Whittington's office is empty. The company has been wound up &a...more

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	The Secret Adversary (Agatha ChristieCollection) Pages: 224, Edition: New edition, Paperback, Collins Crime Last Update 01.12.2009 05:49	£ 0.01
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	The Secret Adversary (Agatha ChristieFacsimile Edtn) Pages: 320, Edition: Facsimile ed, Hardcover, HarperCollins Publi ... Last Update 01.12.2009 05:49	£ 198.43
	The Secret Adversary [The Agatha ChristieCollection] Pages: 256, Hardcover, Planet Three Publishing, London Last Update 01.12.2009 05:49	£ 4.99

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The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie: Who Is "Mr. Brown"? (1220 words)
by - written on 20/07/09 (Very useful, 40 readings)
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The Secret Adversary was Agatha Christie's second novel, following The Mysterious Affair at Styles in which she had introduced the characters of Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings & Inspector Japp. This second novel introduces the characters of Thomas "Tommy" Beresford & Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley who were to appear in three more novels: + N or M + By The Pricking Of My Thumbs + Postern Of Fate and a collection of short stories entitled Partners In Crime. This book differs from its predecessor as (despite the fact that there is one death) it's more of a thriller than the standard murder mystery for ... Read the complete review