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The Secret Adversary

Agatha Christie · Tommy and Tuppence #1
1922 29 chapters 75,017 words 5 hr

The Secret Adversary, Agatha Christie’s second novel, introduces Tommy and Tuppence, the two much-loved mystery-solving adventurers.

The novel centers around a mysterious young girl, suffering from amnesia, who was present on the sinking of the Lusitania. As Tommy and Tuppence try to unravel the mystery, they find themselves embroiled with mysterious millionaires and the dangerous politics of nation-states.

Contemporary reviews of The Secret Adversary were positive, and the success of the novel paved the way not just for future Tommy and Tuppence adventures, but for a long, storied career of literary success for Christie.

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Contents

  1. 1 Prologue
  2. I The Young Adventurers, Ltd.
  3. II Mr. Whittington’s Offer
  4. III A Set Back
  5. IV Who Is Jane Finn?
  6. V Mr. Julius P. Hersheimmer
  7. VI A Plan of Campaign
  8. VII The House in Soho
  9. VIII The Adventures of Tommy
  10. IX Tuppence Enters Domestic Service
  11. X Enter Sir James Peel Edgerton
  12. XI Julius Tells a Story
  13. XII A Friend in Need
  14. XIII The Vigil
  15. XIV A Consultation
  16. XV Tuppence Receives a Proposal
  17. XVI Further Adventures of Tommy
  18. XVII Annette
  19. XVIII The Telegram
  20. XIX Jane Finn
  21. XX Too Late
  22. XXI Tommy Makes a Discovery
  23. XXII In Downing Street
  24. XXIII A Race Against Time
  25. XXIV Julius Takes a Hand
  26. XXV Jane’s Story
  27. XXVI Mr. Brown
  28. XXVII A Supper Party at the Savoy
  29. XXVIII And After