Do we really ever find out what’s written in the government documents? Do we know exactly who kidnapped each of the sleuths? Do we know whether every character was purely good or evil? Not really… there is a bit of vagueness going on, but it doesn’t hurt the story. The plot is thorough but leaves a lot to the imagination. I was worried… even thought… did I make a mistake giving this book a chance? But I knew how much people adored them, so I pushed forward and by about 20% in, the book takes on a much more standard mystery and suspense tone. They wish for things they don’t need but join forces in a venture that initially makes no sense. They speak in terms of puzzles, but seem to understand one another. Tommy & Tuppence themselves are also weird. But it was a different time and place, and under those contexts, it actually made perfect sense. Sometimes I laughed at their silly tactics, others I thought they made no sense. Between the phrases used to describe people, the quick allegiance people swore to one another, and the methods for doing research, it was outstanding. Although the story started off a tad peculiar to me, I slowly became fascinated by how different things were nearly 100 years ago. Think you can? I actually solved this one.Ĭhristie is remarkable when it comes to creating suspense, intrigue, and drama in her books. Now the little sleuthing pair are on their own and unable to determine who’s telling the truth. Then Jane’s American cousin helps with the search and leads are finally flooding in around them. When they separate to get more done, each is kidnapped and nearly killed for knowing nothing but really knowing something. Tommy & Tuppence take the case, but soon find themselves baffled by all the different stories they hear. Though WW1 is over now, if anyone finds out what was written in the papers, it might just ignite another battle. No one can find her, but there are several ne’er-to-do-wells and government spies searching for her. She was given a very important government paper by a pseudo-spy who died in the tragedy, but Jane seems to have lost her memory. You kinda know they have to end up together, right? A mysterious man overhears their conversation and asks them for help in finding Jane Finn who disappeared when the Lusitania sank nearly five years earlier. In this caper, Tommy and Tuppence, ~22 year old somewhat poor residents of London around 1920, are bored enough to form a partnership where they will agree to do anything legal to obtain a salary. Although I’ve read a bunch of her novels, I hadn’t read anything in this particular series, so I was glad that one of them won the poll to choose our books that I had set up earlier this year. The first book up, The Secret Adversary, is the initial entry in the Tommy & Tuppence cozy mystery series she’s written. I am hosting an Agatha Christie Readathon on my blog in April 2018 where we are reading one of her books each week.
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