![]() ![]() ![]() There’s an overarching spying storyline running in the background that finds a resolution in the finale, but most episodes are self-contained and deal with a separate case every week. Though Christie of course never intended so, Partners in Crime feels like it was written as a season for a crime TV show. In the meantime, they’re allowed to run the agency however they like. ![]() ![]() Tommy and Tuppence are to pose as Mr Blunt and his trusted secretary Miss Robinson, and intercept the enemy messages coming through. The timing is perfect for Mr Carter, their old friend from British intelligence, to arrive at their door with an intriguing proposition: he’d like the two young daredevils to take over Blunt’s International Detective Agency, whose owner Mr Blunt was caught spying for the Russians. Tuppence however is bored and restless, yearning for the excitement that their comfortable and monotonous life can’t provide. Six years after The Secret Adversary, our young adventurers are now happily married. I’ve never read these loosely linked short stories before, but the last Tommy and Tuppence book on my list turned out to be the most enjoyable one in the series. My Christie re-readathon keeps coming up with pleasant surprises. ![]()
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