| The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie, Fiction, Mystery & Detective Contributor(s): Christie, Agatha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592248462 ISBN-13: 9781592248469 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: It started with the sinking of the Lusitania. An American, carrying secret papers, placed them in the care of a young American woman. The papers she carried are lost--and even now, five years later, the fate of England's postwar recovery depends upon them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Amateur Sleuth - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8894 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. It started with the sinking of the Lusitania. . . . An American, carrying secret papers, placed them in the care of a young American woman. She was to carry them to England, and advertise for the American: if he did not answer her ad, she should assume he was lost, and place the papers in the hands of the American Ambassador. The American survived, thank God. But the girl whom he entrusted disappeared before she could advertise for him. The papers she carried are lost -- and even now, five years later, the fate of England's postwar recovery depends upon them. . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): Christie, Agatha: - "Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (nee Miller; 1890 - 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contributions to literature." |