The novel that introduced Tommy and Tuppence, a bantering pair of 1920s bright young things who solve a mystery together while falling for each other. The Great War is over and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley, who were friends before...
"Two young adventurers for hire. Willing to do anything, go anywhere.
Pay must be good. No reasonable offer refused."
With that bold declaration, Thomas "Tommy" Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley launch their career as sleuths. The childhood chums, newly reunited...
Agatha Christie's classic mystery novel introducing Tommy and Tuppence.
The Secret Adversary introduces Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley, two young friends who form Young Adventurers Ltd. and advertise themselves as "willing to do anything. Go anywhere...no reasonable offer refused." They were the characters Christie most enjoyed. Includes...
El Adversario Secreto (conocido tambien como 'El Misterioso se?or Brown') es el primer libro de Agatha Christie con Tommy y Tuppence y es una emocionante novela llena de intriga y suspenso. Tommy y Tuppence, dos j?venes ansiosos por un poco de dinero, aventura, y emoci?n, emprenden...
"It's tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let it go at that, but the world's had plenty of geniuses. Agatha Christie is something special."--Lawrence Block, New York Times bestselling author In this official edition featuring...
Young Adventurers For Hire
A world war is over but Great Britain is still menaced by its enemies. Recently released from their wartime service, Tommy and Tuppence are young, energetic . . . and broke. Joining forces, they advertise that they'll do...
Autoproponerse como j venes aventureros dispuestos a hacer lo que sea demuestra ser una jugada inteligente por parte de Tommy y Tuppence Beresford. El primer trabajo parece un sue o. Todo lo que Tuppence debe hacer es emprender un viaje con gastos pagados a Par s y hacerse pasar...
El libro donde aparecen por primera vez Tommy y Tuppence. La b squeda de unos comprometedores documentos secretos, suscritos durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y perdidos en el naufragio del Lusitania, da lugar a una lucha sin cuartel entre los servicios secretos...
In the Prologue, a man aboard the RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915 quietly gives important papers to a young American woman, as she is more likely to survive the sinking ship.
In 1919 London, demobilised soldier Tommy Beresford meets war volunteer Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley,...
The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The book introduces the characters of...
The novel that introduced Tommy and Tuppence, a bantering pair of 1920s bright young things who solve a mystery together while falling for each other. The Great War is over and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley, who were friends before...
The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year.The UK edition retailed at seven shillings...