The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Series)

by Agatha Christie

Overview

The Secret Adversary follows the adventures of Tommy and Tuppence after forming the Young Adventurers, Ltd.This release of the book utilizes large print font specially designed by the American Publishing House for the Blind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781456403942
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/06/2011
Series:	Tommy and Tuppence Series
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.23(d)

About the Author

Agatha Christie (1890-1976), one of the most popular authors of all time and known the Queen of Crime, is the author of eighty novels and short-story collections, including The Mysterious Affair at Styles, And Then There Were None, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and The Mirror Crack'd.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com

Table of Contents

	Cast of Characters	vii
Part 1	The Facts
1	An Important Passenger on the Taurus Express	3
2	The Tokatlian Hotel	13
3	Poirot Refuses a Case	21
4	A Cry in the Night	29
5	The Crime	33
6	A Woman	45
7	The Body	53
8	The Armstrong Kidnapping Case	63
Part 2	The Evidence
1	The Evidence of the Wagon Lit Conductor	69
2	The Evidence of the Secretary	76
3	The Evidence of the Valet	81
4	The Evidence of the American Lady	87
5	The Evidence of the Swedish Lady	95
6	The Evidence of the Russian Princess	101
7	The Evidence of Count and Countess Andrenyi	108
8	The Evidence of Colonel Arbuthnot	114
9	The Evidence of Mr. Hardman	123
10	The Evidence of the Italian	130
11	The Evidence of Miss Debenham	134
12	The Evidence of the German Lady's-maid	140
13	Summary of the Passengers' Evidence	147
14	The Evidence of the Weapon	155
15	The Evidence of the Passengers' Luggage	163
Part 3	Hercule Poirot Sits Back and Thinks
1	Which of Them?	181
2	Ten Questions	189
3	Certain Suggestive Points	195
4	The Grease Spot on a Hungarian Passport	204
5	The Christian Name of Princess Dragomiroff	211
6	A Second Interview with Colonel Arbuthnot	216
7	The Identity of Mary Debenham	220
8	Further Surprising Revelations	224
9	Poirot Propounds Two Solutions	231

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Editorial Reviews

"Any mystery writer who wants to learn how to plot should spend a few days reading Agatha Christie. She'll show you everything you want to know."--Donna Leon, international bestselling author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti novels

"Refreshingly original."--Times Literary Supplement (London)

From the Publisher

Refreshingly original.

Times Literary Supplement (London)

Praise for Agatha Christie: “Any mystery writer who wants to learn how to plot should spend a few days reading Agatha Christie. She’ll show you everything you want to know.

Donna Leon

"Refreshingly original."

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