Christie, Agatha: The Secret Adversary. Project Gutenberg, 2008. Ebook.
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SETTING: London, England in the year 1919.
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SUMMARY: Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley are both bored, out of work, and dying for an adventure, especially after having experienced life as a soldier and a war hospital volunteer, respectively. As fate would have it, they find themselves in the midst of a big mystery after Tuppence receives a strange job offer from an even stranger man. Their curiosity in finding out who this man is eventually leads them into the service of the British intelligence, as they are on a hunt for this same man!
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FAVORITE QUOTE: "'What fun it will be,' responded Tuppence. 'Marriage is called all sorts of things, a haven, and a refuge, and a crowning glory, and a state of bondage, and lots more. But do you know what I think it is?'
'What?'
'A sport!'
'And a damned good sport too,' said Tommy." - Chapter 28.
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I finished reading this book at least a month ago, if not longer, but I haven't had time to write about it until now! I realized today that I'd already forgotten quite a bit about this book, and if I didn't type down my thoughts now, I'd forget everything! This entry is very sparse, but I did my best. One of my hopes for 2015 is to read more, and hopefully with that, write about the books I read in a more timely fashion.
On a different note, I downloaded this book onto my iPad via iBooks, and all I could find regarding publication information is what I have above. I'm not even sure if this is the right way to cite this book, but oh well...
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Things I liked about this book:
- Tommy and Tuppence! I loved them in the last Agatha Christie book I read, and loved them again in this one. This book provided me with their backstory, and I really appreciated that. If I had to pick a favorite though out of the two, it would definitely be Tuppence. She's such a strong and creative character! But they are a fabulous team, and I'm sad that there are only four Tommy and Tuppence books.
- Julius Hersheimmer and Jane Finn. I thought I wouldn't like them, each for their own reasons, but they surprised me in the end.
- Annette. All I can say is... what?? A twist I didn't anticipate at all. In retrospect, though, I probably should have...
- The culprit. I thought I had an idea of who it was, but I was completely wrong! I've become better at identifying the culprit, especially in Agatha Christie's books, but I guess I'm not quite the expert I thought I was!
- Where the treaty was hidden at the end. The best hiding place oftentimes is right in front of your nose.
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As you can see, I don't have a dislikes section for this book. As far as content is concerned, I didn't have any dislikes. This is an easy, comfortable read, and if you're looking for anything grand or mind-blowing, you've reached for the wrong book.
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Recommend? Yes!
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