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The last words of a murdered government agent lead Tommy and Tuppence Beresford to the Sans Souci Hotel, where they're greeted with hostile guests, a mysterious hotelier, and reports of a missing girl. When Tommy himself vanishes, Tuppence has reason to fear that checking out of the Sans Souci comes at a perilous price...
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9780062074324
9781444802825
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Beresford, Tommy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tommy -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Mystery
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Beresford, Tommy -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Beresford, Tuppence -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Mystery
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
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Library Journal Review
Middle-aged Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, too old to fight and too young to knit, are dismayed to find out that the British government of World War II has little interest in their detecting and spy-catching abilities. Then, almost incidentally, they are asked to spot a traitor, believed to be living at a rural guesthouse. But the place is full of harmless eccentrics: elderly ladies, retired military men, a hypochondriac and his colorless wife, a young mother, and a German refugee. The Beresfords invent personalities and elaborate traps, identify the imposter, and prevent an invasion. The strengths of this Christie "cozy" are the exuberant charm, intelligence, and enthusiasms of the central characters. Middle-aged they may be, but inside Tommy and Tuppence are still the same young adventurers who chased criminals and spies in post-Great War London. James Warwick does a highly competent, nicely unobtrusive job of reading this title, which is likely to be popular with fans of golden age mysteries. Recommended for moderate to large public libraries. I. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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