Download or read book The Secret Adversary 1922 written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer 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 and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $1.75.The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin.
Download or read book The Secret Adversary written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin.
Download or read book The Affair of the Pink Pearl written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are Partners in Crime—or rather partners in crime solving—and must demonstrate their deductive skills in a wide range of confounding cases after agreeing to take over Blunt’s International Detective Agency. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leap at the chance. Their first case is a success—the triumphant recovery of a pink pearl. Other cases soon follow—a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates. But can they live up to their slogan of "Any case solved in 24 hours"?
Download or read book Random Commentary written by Dorothy Whipple and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agatha Christie Early Novels the Mysterious Affair at Styles and Secret Adversary written by Agatha Christie and published by Oxford City Press. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Secret adversary): Investigating the case of a woman who has been missing for five years, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford uncover just enough information to solve the mystery and put their own lives in jeopardy.
Download or read book Partners in Crime written by Agatha Christie and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2001 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Famous Volume Of Tommy & Tuppence Linked Short Stories, Reissued In A New Look To Coincide With The Brand New Series Of Tommy & Tuppence Bbc Movies. Tommy And Tuppence Beresford Were Restless For Adventure, So When They Were Asked To Take Over Blunt S International Detective Agency, They Leapt At The Chance. After Their Triumphant Recovery Of A Pink Pearl, Intriguing Cases Kept On Coming Their Way: A Stabbing On Sunningdale Golf Course; Cryptic Messages In The Personal Columns Of Newspapers; And Even A Box Of Poisoned Chocolates.
Download or read book The Secret Adversary written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are the protagonists of a series of novels and short stories by Agatha Christie, and mark the few ventures that Christie made into espionage tales rather than the whodunits she's known for. 'The Secret Adversary' introduces Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career.Thomas Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley started out as friends in post-World War I Britain. Jobless and penniless, they place an ad in the paper marketing themselves as adventurers, leading to an encounter that starts their career as spies for an unnamed British intelligence agency.Interestingly, the dedications of two Tommy and Tuppence books ('The Secret Adversary' and 'By the Pricking of My Thumbs') are the only times Christie ever dedicated a book directly to her readers.The Tommy and Tuppence books are: 'The Secret Adversary' (1922);'Partners in Crime' (short story collection) (1929)'N or M?' (1941)'By the Pricking of My Thumbs' (1968)'Postern of Fate' (1973)Upon publication of the first book edition it was reviewed by The Times Literary Supplement in its edition of 26 January, 1922, which described it as "a whirl of thrilling adventures". The critic for The New York Times Book Review (11 June 1922) was also impressed: "It is safe to assert that unless the reader peers into the last chapter or so of the tale, he will not know who this secret adversary is until the author chooses to reveal him." The review gave something of a backhanded compliment when it said that Christie "gives a sense of plausibility to the most preposterous situations and developments."Robert Barnard described the novel as "The first and best (no extravagant compliment this) of the Tommy and Tuppence stories. It tells how the dauntless pair foils a plot to foment labour unrest and red revolution in Britain, masterminded by the man behind the Bolshevists. Good reactionary fun, if you're in that mood".Some additional blurbs regarding the book, and used by The Bodley Head for advertising subsequent print runs, are as follows: "It's an excellent yarn and the reader will find it as impossible as we did to put it aside until the mystery has been fathomed." - Daily Chronicle"We promise our readers an exciting story of adventure, full of hairbreadth escapes, and many disappointments if they try to guess the riddle before the author is ready to give them the clue. An excellent story." - Saturday Review."The atmosphere of the book is admirable and the story will be read with avidity by all. Undoubtedly the book is a success." - East Anglian Daily Times."A book of thrilling adventure. Sensational adventures which make thrilling and gripping reading. Mrs Christie has certainly succeeded in writing a story not only entertaining, but ingenious and amazingly clever." - Irish Independent.Like its predecessor, 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles, ' 'The Secret Adversary' was first published as a serialization in The Times weekly edition (aka The Weekly Times) as a complete and unabridged text in seventeen installments from 12 August (Issue 2328) to 2 December 1921 (Issue 2343). Christie was paid �50 for the serialization rights (�1,545 in 2003 currency).
Download or read book The Secret Adversary written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-14 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to snuggle in with a good mystery book? Agatha Christie is known for writing the best mystery books in history. The Secret Adversary is a detective novel, written by British author Agatha Christie and published in 1922. It is her second-ever-written detective fiction novel. It introduces Tommy and Tuppence, two childhood friends who decide to start their own business as "The Young Adventurers." They are hired for a task that throws them into dangerous adventures, tumultuous relationships, and political intrigue. A riveting tale of kidnapping, deception, and espionage will have you guessing the mastermind criminal's identity to the very end. This beautiful reprint of the original story is unabridged and unedited, preserving The Secret Adversary for your reading pleasure. It is one of the best mystery books or crime mystery novels ever written. It makes a wonderful gift for the detective fiction fan in your life or a wonderful addition to your library of classic literature. Enjoy! Excerpt: "Because of 'women and children first.'" He looked round and lowered his voice. "I'm carrying papers--vitally important papers. They may make all the difference to the Allies in the war. You understand? These papers have got to be saved! They've more chance with you than with me. Will you take them?" The girl held out her hand. "Wait--I must warn you. There may be a risk--if I've been followed. I don't think I have, but one never knows. If so, there will be danger. Have you the nerve to go through with it?" Features: Original 1922 Text Classic Detective Fiction and Mystery Novel Dimensions: 6x9 inches Matte Cover
Download or read book The Secret Adversary written by Agatha Christie and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Adversary is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie. Upon publication of the first book edition it was reviewed by The Times Literary Supplement in its edition of January 26, 1922 which described it as "a whirl of thrilling adventures". It stated that the characters of Tommy and Tuppence as "refreshingly original" and praised the fact that the "identity of the arch-criminal, the elusive "Mr Brown", is cleverly concealed to the very end". The New York Times Book Review was also impressed, stating, "It is safe to assert that unless the reader peers into the last chapter or so of the tale, he will not know who this secret adversary is until the author chooses to reveal him." "Miss Christie has a clever prattling style that shifts easily into amusing dialogue and so aids the pleasure of the reader as he tears along with Tommy and Tuppence on the trail of the mysterious Mr. Brown. Miss Christie manages to invest them with a new sense of individuality that renders them rather absorbing."
Download or read book The Second Cut written by Louise Welsh and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2022-01-27 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 'Superb' The Times Crime Book of the Month 'A hardboiled gem' Guardian 'I doubt I'll read a better book this year' Val McDermid Auctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead. Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs – is that the reason the police won’t investigate? And if Rilke doesn’t find out what happened to Jojo, who will?
Download or read book Constellation of Genius written by Kevin Jackson and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ezra Pound referred to 1922 as Year One of a new era. It was the year that began with the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses and ended with the publication of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land, two works that were arguably "the sun and moon" of modernist literature, some would say of modernity itself. In Constellation of Genius, Kevin Jackson puts the titanic achievements of Joyce and Eliot in the context of the world in which their works first appeared. As Jackson writes in his introduction, "On all sides, and in every field, there was a frenzy of innovation." It is in 1922 that Hitchcock directs his first feature; Kandinsky and Klee join the Bauhaus; the first AM radio station is launched; Walt Disney releases his first animated shorts; and Louis Armstrong takes a train from New Orleans to Chicago, heralding the age of modern jazz. On other fronts, Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics, insulin is introduced to treat diabetes, and the tomb of Tutankhamun is discovered. As Jackson writes, the sky was "blazing with a ‘constellation of genius' of a kind that had never been known before, and has never since been rivaled." Constellation of Genius traces an unforgettable journey through the diaries of the actors, anthropologists, artists, dancers, designers, filmmakers, philosophers, playwrights, politicians, and scientists whose lives and works—over the course of twelve months—brought a seismic shift in the way we think, splitting the cultural world in two. Was this a matter of inevitability or of coincidence? That is for the reader of this romp, this hugely entertaining chronicle, to decide.
Download or read book Agatha Christie written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 1990-06-02 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of novels by renowned mystery author Agatha Christie.
Download or read book The Secret Adversary Book 3 of 3 written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Adversary is British writer Agatha Christie's second novel, published in 1922. After the Great War, Tommy and Tuppence fall in love and start their own business as The Young Adventurers. Their first mystery? Find out what happened to the mysterious missing American, Jane Finn, who is thought to have survived the sinking ship RMS Lusitania four years earlier. About Grace's Giant Print Books Our books are especially designed for low vision readers who may not be able to operate an e-reading device, or just love the feeling of a book in their hands. The 30 point font (featured on each back cover) is easy to read, and the books are larger than the industry standard, making them more manageable for arthritic hands and fingers.
Download or read book The Man in the Bunker written by Rory Clements and published by Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT IF HITLER HAD SURVIVED? In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must find the truth behind Hitler's death. But exactly who is the man in the bunker? 'MASTER OF THE WARTIME SPY THRILLER' - FINANCIAL TIMES ________________ Germany, late summer 1945 - The war is over but the country is in ruins. Millions of refugees and holocaust survivors strive to rebuild their lives in displaced persons camps. Millions of German soldiers and SS men are held captive in primitive conditions in open-air detention centres. Everywhere, civilians are desperate for food and shelter. No one admits to having voted Nazi, yet many are unrepentant. Adolf Hitler is said to have killed himself in his Berlin bunker. But no body was found - and many people believe he is alive. Newspapers are full of stories reporting sightings and theories. Even Stalin, whose own troops captured the bunker, has told President Truman he believes the former Führer is not dead. Day by day, American and British intelligence officers subject senior members of the Nazi regime to gruelling interrogation in their quest for their truth. Enter Tom Wilde - the Cambridge professor and spy sent in to find out the truth... Dramatic, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling, THE MAN IN THE BUNKER is Rory's best WWII thriller yet - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon.
Download or read book The Secret Adversary Special Edition written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-07 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1922, The Secret Adversary is Agatha Christie's second novel. In it, she introduces Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley and Tommy Beresford who return in several other Christie books. Tommy and Tuppence decide launch a detective firm together and their first case involves finding a missing person. They soon find themselves caught up in a chain of events that began with the sinking of the Lusitania.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book Passenger to Frankfurt written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There were two passengers in the transit lounge at Frankfurt Airport whose lives were to depend on what took place in the next thirty minutes.
Download or read book THE SECRET ADVERSARY written by AGATHA CHRISTIE and published by PURE SNOW PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SECRET ADVERSARY, WRITTEN BY AGATHA CHRISTIE Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young, in love… and flat broke. Just after Great War, there are few jobs available and the couple are desperately short of money. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd.—"willing to do anything, go anywhere." Hiring themselves out proves to be a smart move for the couple. In their first assignment for the mysterious Mr. Whittingtont, all Tuppence has to do in their first job is take an all-expense paid trip to Paris and pose as an American named Jane Finn. But with the assignment comes a bribe to keep quiet, a threat to her life, and the disappearance of her new employer. Now their newest job are playing detective. KEY FEATURES OF THIS BOOK · Unabridged reprint of the original content · Available in multiple formats: eBook, original paperback, large print paperback, hardcover and audiobook · Proper paragraph formatting with Indented first lines and Justified Paragraphs · Properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. · Custom Table of Contents and Design elements for each chapter · The Copyright page has been placed at the end of the book, as to not impede the content and flow of the book. ABOUT THE BOOK: Original publication: 1922 Book 2 of the Agatha Christie Collection Chapters: 28 Words: 76,000 This book is great for schools, teachers and students or for the casual reader, and makes a wonderful addition to any classic literary library ABOUT US: At Pure Snow Publishing we have taken the time and care into formatting this book to make it the best possible reading experience. With more than 500 book listings, we specialize in publishing classic books and have been publishing books since 2014. Enjoy!
