The secret adversary
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Investigating the case of Jane Finn, 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. Reissue.
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9780486812403
9780553350289
9780816144648
9780816145034
9781481559225
9781620122914
9780553350289
9780816144648
9780816145034
9781481559225
9781620122914
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Beresford, Tommy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tommy -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Classic Literature
Detective and mystery stories, English
Fiction
Married people -- England -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Mystery
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Beresford, Tommy -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Classic Literature
Detective and mystery stories, English
Fiction
Married people -- England -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Mystery
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
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Reader Larkin is an excellent choice to narrate this delightful classic from mystery maven Christie. It is 1919, the Great War is over, and the roaring '20s are just on the horizon in London. Tommy Breseford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley are young and optimistic, but they are also broke and out of work-which is a problem for the lifestyles they wish to live. On a lark they form a company, the Young Adventurers Ltd., hoping to earn money from odd jobs, anything that will pay. Little do they know that their entrepreneurial romp will lead them down a dangerous, twisted path of secrets, kidnappings, and murder. Christie, through her protagonists, perfectly conveys the buoyant, frivolous times of the early 1920s. Larkin's performance captures that sense of carefree enthusiasm for life before the crash. Her reading is champagne bubbly and engaging throughout the book, especially in the cheeky back-and-forth banter between Tommy and Tuppence. This is a jaunty, jolly good listen. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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