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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,... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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 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... Read Full Overview