The Mysterious Affair At Styles And The Secret Adversary Illustrated

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781440431142
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mysterious Affair at Styles and the Secret Adversary (Illustrated) written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Styles was Christie's first published novel, introducing Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the home of Emily Cavendish, who helped him to his new life. His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home. When the woman is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery. This is also the setting of Curtain, Poirot's last case.In the Prologue, a man aboard the RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915 quietly gives important papers to a young American woman, as she is more likely to survive the sinking ship.In 1919 London, demobilised soldier Tommy Beresford meets war volunteer Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley, both out of work and money. They form the "The Young Adventurers, Ltd", planning to hire themselves out with "[n]o unreasonable offer refused."

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780451201201
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary written by Agatha Christie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating the case of Jane Finn, a woman who has been missing for five years, young adventurers Tommy and Tuppence Beresford uncover just enough information to solve the mystery and put their own lives in jeopardy. Reissue.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 168230180X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary (Diversion Classics) written by Agatha Christie and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. After the First World War, friends Tommy and Tuppence go into business as The Young Adventurers, ready to investigate mysterious occurrences. Their new venture leads them on a search for the missing cousin of an American millionaire and draws them into a plot fraught with danger. Christie's sharp writing and command of mystery make this detective novel a must-read.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781672744645
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary Illustrated written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head[1] and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)[1] and the US edition at $1.75.[3]The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence ""Tuppence"" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin."

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary (Illustrated Edition) written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head[1] and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)[1] and the US edition at $1.75.[3] The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 : 9780816144648
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary written by Agatha Christie and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's just after world War One and Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley are desperately short of money. With jobs on thin ice, Tommy and Tuppence decide to form a partnership and hire themselves out as "young adventurers, willing to do anything, go anywhere." When their first assignment, for the sinister Mr. Whittington, puts both of them in mortal danger, they have to use all of their ingenuity and cunning to save not only their own lives, but that of the mysterious "Jane Finn."

Author : Agatha Agatha Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781520813417
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary written by Agatha Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $1.75. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781798178348
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary (Annotated) written by Agatha Christie and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-02 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hiring themselves out as "young adventurers willing to do anything" is a smart move for Tommy and Tuppence. All Tuppence has to do is take an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris and pose as someone named Jane...

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary Annotated and Illustrated Book written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two old friends accidentally meet and resolve to become investigators for hire, they quickly become embroiled in a missing treaty and a Bolshevik conspiracy. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Crowley meet again soon after the end of World War I. Both are unemployed and short of money but soon find themselves in the employ of British Intelligence and tasked to locate a certain Jane Finn who may be in possession of a document that could prove embarrassing to the government. Julius Hersheimmer, an American millionaire and cousin to the missing Miss Finn, assists them. Along the way, they stumble across a Bolshevik plot to create chaos across Britain. Tuppence also receives a proposal of marriage from an unexpected source.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Adversary Annotated and Illustrated Book For Children written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two old friends accidentally meet and resolve to become investigators for hire, they quickly become embroiled in a missing treaty and a Bolshevik conspiracy. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Crowley meet again soon after the end of World War I. Both are unemployed and short of money but soon find themselves in the employ of British Intelligence and tasked to locate a certain Jane Finn who may be in possession of a document that could prove embarrassing to the government. Julius Hersheimmer, an American millionaire and cousin to the missing Miss Finn, assists them. Along the way, they stumble across a Bolshevik plot to create chaos across Britain. Tuppence also receives a proposal of marriage from an unexpected source.