The Secret Adversary, with eBook Audiobook

" Absolutely loved it. Like all her books, I have absolutely no clue till the last few pages! "

" Period piece! Good light fun. "

" this was my first Agatha Christie book, and it certainly will not be my last one "

" I love Agatha Christie but this has to be the worst of her books I have ever read. Doubt I will be reading the rest of the series. Very disappointed "

" One of my favorite novels of all time. "

" My new reading obsession is mystery novels written in the 1930s and 1940s and this book fit the bill entirely. Set in 1919 in post World War I England (a period with which I am fascinated) Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley need money, can't find jobs, have known each other from childhood, and decide to hire themselves out as "young adventurers". They are approached by a stranger, hired to find a young woman named Jane Finn who is a Lusitania survivor (or not), become involved with the English government at the subCabinet level, and get themselves into an adventure that may be way over their heads. This is the first in the Tommy and Tuppence series--which indicates that they both survive this book and a is a fun read. "

" I love Tommy and Tuppence and this is a classic with enough twists to keep you on your toes without being absurd. "

" This Agatha Christy book had neither Hercule Poirot nor Miss Marple. It still had all the twists and turns of plot you would expect. It is unusual for me to be able to pick the villain from an Agatha Christy story. This time I was knew who-done-it. The flavor of this book was rather juvenile but worth reading. "

" I really liked trying to figure out who Mr. Brown was and I liked the romance between two couples. I liked how the reader had clues and could figure things out along with the characters. "

" I can't decide if I like Poirot or Tommy and Tuppence better!! On to the next. "

" Haven't read many Agatha Christie. This was a quick read and was enjoyable. "

" Pretty good, a little confusing at times, but everything is explained well in the end! "

" For the first Agatha Christie novel I've ever read I'd say it was a pretty good first choice. I love Tommy and Tuppence and the mystery kept me guessing. "

" I love Tommy and Tuppence! So far they're my favorite sleuths in my overwhelming Agatha Christie project. "

" Classic Christie! Keeps you guessing to the very end! Loved it! "

" There's a reason Agatha Christie is still read now-- she's very clever and very fun. I really enjoyed this. "

" Absolutely not an Agatha Christie thriller!!!1 "

" I never really liked Tommy and Tuppence in the tv series, but this makes me want to know more about their background. I want to read more of them? ...yeah for lunch books! "

" I like Tommy and Tuppence better than Hercule Poirot - too bad they were only in 3 or 4 books. "

" Loved this two young detectives... "

" This is my first Agatha Christie book. I had a longtime bias against reading them, but I got over it and really really liked this one. This may be a good time to mention that I really love early 20th century British writing! "

" One of my favorites from the infamous Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. The two main characters, Tuppence and Tommy, are lovable and energetic. The plot is compelling and the pace is irresistible. A classic. "

" Christie always enjoyable. When I was young I was always fooled, this one I figured out soon enough. Still didn't wreck the enjoyment. "

" Entertaining and enjoyable. Tommy and Tuppence are my all-time favorite detectives!! :-) "

" Enough mystery and political intrigue to keep me busy. Even though I sort of figured out whodunnit very early on. Also, this is the first novel I read in regards to Tuppence and Tommy, and I must say I like the duo. Another great Agatha Christie "

" If you like Christie it is an entertaining read. I've only read her Poiroit and Marple books so this was different, but I think I like her other series more than this one. "

" Good book was spread out so much that it was once in awhile hard to keep up the train of thought. I read it from Daily Lit ebooks so I got a part each day in my email. "

" Fun, riveting, action-packed. A great ride. "

" I really like Tommy and Tuppence. I feel like I've read another book about them. Postern of Fate perhaps? "

" Wonderful classic spy/mystery. I have never read one of her "Tommy and Tuppence" books. It is different from the Miss Marple ones, but quite enjoyable. "

" Just a little, light fun. Bit different from a lot of hers, but somehow reading it was refreshing. "

" I love Agatha Christie, but I didn't like this book as much as I liked some of her other ones (although I still thought it was great). I think it's because it was one of her first books and she was still honing her craft a bit. "

" Creative plot, delightful characters. This is one of my favorite sleuthing duos! "

" Decent story but the characters were shallow and I figured it out too soon. "

" This one was fun to read. I like the young main characters. The plot is pretty complicated and interesting. "

" Fun story, awash with adventure and kidnappers and red herrings, and spies, and villains... What? No pirates? "

" Cute, easy mystery read. Free on Gutenberg. "

" This is a decent mystery novel but nothing more. I do like the characters - especially Tuppence. "

" Tommy and Tuppence weren't my favorite characters (vs. Poirot and Marple). But still enjoyable! "

" Do you like Agatha Christie? Then read this, even though it seems to have younger characters than most. This is a fun read, with a lot of classic Christie good (great characters, twisty intrigue) and bad (of course the union must be busted and the foreigners are suspicious). "

" I've never been a huge Agatha Christie fan, but I liked that this didn't start out with a dead person followed by the puzzling out of the cause and culprit. "

" It looks like one of her earlier works. The lead characters are very fun and they have little chemistry too! But the story as such is not up to her standards. The final twist was the only one that wasn't expected and that too could be guessed a couple of pages before. "

" Fun story, fairly light, despite the subject. Fairly predictable I thought. I kept laughing at the language - it was just so stereotypically 20s. I enjoyed it though. "

" While it definitely was cliched and formulaic, this early book by Agatha Christie was adorable and fun, and I found myself frequently laughing both at and with the characters. This book is a great introduction to Tuppence and Tommy, some of the most fun characters in the Christie litany. "

" Not sure I like Tommy and Tuppence as much as Jane and 'ercule but I really enjoyed the story. Its a rousing post war romp which gives lots of interesting characters. The plotline is nicely woven. And I got the murderer about halfway through. Hurrah! "

" Exceedingly convoluted plot, with too many characters and way way too many "old thing!" and "old girl" language use. "

" My first Agatha Christie. It was free on iBooks. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Looking forward to the other free one. :) "

" To me, it read like a children's book. Totally predictable and boring. I "perused" more than half this book instead of reading it. I just got too bored with it. "

" A typical Agatha Christie murder mystery: dated and very British with a female character who is a twit unable to figure out who she is in love with. Why must Agatha make her ingenues such simps? "

" Love Tommy and Tuppence...great 1920's era story! "

" Classic Agatha Christy! I enjoyed the characters immensely and the twists and turns kept me guessing right to the end. "

" A classic whodoneit of Agatha Christie. At times a little confusing with all the names, but packed with action and suspense. "

" I've never been a huge Agatha Christie fan, but I liked that this didn't start out with a dead person followed by the puzzling out of the cause and culprit. "

" Interesting. First Agatha I've ever read. "

" It was good, although I knew who dunnit before the end of the book! This was the first Agatha Christie book I've read and I did enjoy it. I will definitely read more of her books in the future. "