Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley form a partnership, hiring themselves out as ''young adventurers''. Their first case, however, is more of an adventure than they expect - working to find documents that, if they were known to the general public, would fuel a communist revolution in Britain. Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was an English crime novelist and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but is best known for the detective novels and 14 short story collections she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple and Tommy and Tuppence.
Tommy & Pentlička Series
This series follows the adventures of two young protagonists in the aftermath of a major war. A former soldier and a nurse, they decide to forge their own path by establishing a detective agency. Despite their humble beginnings, lacking both experience and funds, their determination and courage lead them to tackle extraordinary cases. Their investigations span from espionage plots threatening national security to perplexing mysteries involving hidden identities and locked-room secrets. It's a thrilling journey of wit, resilience, and partnership against formidable adversaries.
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Agatha Christie's complete Tommy and Tuppence short story collection, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
When Tommy and Tuppence Beresford visit an elderly aunt in Sunny Ridge, her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors. After all, Ada is a very old lady -- and very difficult.
A poisoning many years ago may not have been accidental after all... Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings. However, when she writes down the letters, they spell out a very disturbing message:M a r y - J o r d a n - d i d - n o t - d i e - n a t u r a l l y...And sixty years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill...