Tommy and Tuppence · Book 1
The Secret Adversary
- Published
- 1 January 1922
- Pages
- 258
- ISBN-13
- 9781450597517
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Secret Adversary (1922) introduces Tommy and Tuppence Beresford as broke, restless twentysomethings just after the First World War, launching Agatha Christie's other detective duo into proper espionage-thriller adventure and a paycheck in equal measure.
Its place in Tommy and Tuppence
The Secret Adversary is book 1 in the Tommy and Tuppence series. It is followed by Partners in Crime. See the full Tommy and Tuppence reading order.
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are Agatha Christie's other detective duo: a married couple of amateur adventurers who first meet as broke, restless twentysomethings just after the First World War and age in something close to real time across five books spanning more than fifty years, from post-war spy games in 1922 to elderly amateur sleuthing in the 1970s. Where Poirot and Marple stay fixed in a kind of eternal present, Tommy and Tuppence actually grow up, marry, raise children, and grow old together on the page…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781450597517