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Here‘s my review for a book I just finished reading for the #christiescapers buddy read. I‘m going to start reading The Murder On The Links next.

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I just finished reading this book for the #christiescapers buddy read. I‘ll write my review for it tomorrow and then I‘ll start The Murder On The Links after that. I‘m close to being caught up with the buddy read now.

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I just started listening to this book for the #christiescapers buddy read. I like it so far.

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BarbaraJean

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Another belated review… this was the #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3 pick for February.

I was excited to read this because I hadn‘t read any of the Tommy & Tuppence books before, and it was such fun—in spite of the more improbable & unrealistic aspects of the plot! Both Tommy & Tuppence annoyed me a little at times, but I did enjoy their youthful energy and banter—as well as seeing Agatha Christie write younger protagonists. ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) I loved their ingenuity as they navigated various predicaments independently of each other. Tuppence had her own strengths and contributions in unraveling the mystery, instead of just being a throwaway token female in the duo. I look forward to reading more Tommy & Tuppence in the future!

This was also my 1922 pick for the #192025 challenge. 8mo

Librarybelle Yay!! 8mo

dabbe You old bean! 🤩🤣🤩 8mo

BarbaraJean @dabbe 😂 I love that expression so much—really need to find ways to work it into my daily life 😆 8mo

dabbe @BarbaraJean IKR? I adored this book! 🤩🤣🤗 8mo

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MariaW

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No idea why my ebook is marked as Hercule Poirot mystery. 🧐 It is definitely not one. Language-wise it had been quite challenging for me as non-native English speaker & very interesting as an English teacher because I had to look up many words which I feel broadened my knowledge and horizon. That‘s something that normally does not happen with Poirot. Content-wise it was a 50-50 chance of who is the culprit short after the beginning. Of course I…

MariaW guessed wrong. 🙈 But again that‘s something I never came across in the Poirot novels. So the Tommy & Tuppence murder mystery started off well and different from Poirot. 💪 (edited) 8mo

Librarybelle How odd it‘s labeled as a Poirot mystery! 8mo

MariaW @Librarybelle To lure more readers into buying it? 🤣 8mo

Librarybelle Maybe! 😂 8mo

ferskner Ooooo the slang on this one is next level! 8mo

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MariaW

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Librarybelle It‘s a good line! 9mo

dabbe I knew instantly what book this was! I so enjoyed it old bean! 🤩🤩🤩 9mo

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dabbe

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#christiescapers @Librarybelle
If you love Nick & Nora from THE THIN MAN, you'll adore Tommy & Tuppence. While they are not professional detectives but ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, T&T's banter, resourcefulness, and camaraderie make them endearing, and their dynamic adds a lightheartedness to the story that contrasts with the high-stakes espionage (and at times, contrived) plot. Overall, a riveting and fun mystery read.

Librarybelle Yay! Glad you liked it! 9mo

AnnCrystal The Thin Man 🎬s💝💝💝. 9mo

dabbe @Librarybelle 💙🩵💙 9mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙🩵💙 9mo

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Slowly, so very slowly, catching up on buddy reads and other books. I finished this one tonight, and maybe the third time is the charm—I appreciated Tommy and Tuppence a bit more with this reading than I did the prior two times. Perhaps I needed an off-the-wall pair of unlikely detectives.

It just goes to show how you can have a different reading experience each time you reread a book. #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Aims42 100% agree that reading books at different times can have widely different results. There are many books that I know if I would‘ve read them when I was younger, I wouldn‘t appreciate as much as I do now 🥰 9mo

Librarybelle @Aims42 Yes! 9mo

MariaW Still onto that one 🙈 9mo

Librarybelle @MariaW 😁 9mo

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mrp27

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January And February #serieslove2025 #wrapup

Off to a decent start this year, getting in two titles so far.

Andrew65, TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 9mo

Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎊🎉 9mo

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MaleficentBookDragon

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February reading wrap. A very slow month.
Rebecca the #booksnake only got 4 new stripes this month after a whopping 10 last month.

Bookzombie I‘m loving Rebecca. Can‘t wait to see how long she is by end of year! 🙂 9mo

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mrp27

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#christiescapers #serieslove2025

This was my first read and introduction to Tommy and Tuppence. I enjoyed the mystery and the two young detectives even though it was a bit contrived and ridiculous but I found it fun and engaging. I would definitely read another book in this series.

Librarybelle, Andrew65, TheSpineView

Librarybelle Yay! So glad you liked it! 9mo

Aims42 That was the same copy I borrowed from my library lol I wish it had a prettier cover 😆 9mo

mrp27 @Aims42 I fell the same way! 9mo

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Friends Thomas Beresford (Tommy) & Prudence Cowley (Tuppence) bump into each other in London after the end of WWI. In the aftermath of the war, they are struggling to find work & so they decide to place an advertisement together but before they can do so, they become embroiled in a conspiracy. Important government papers were entrusted to a passenger on the 'Lusitania' (a ship sunk by a German U-boat) who has since disappeared (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf & no-one has heard of her since. Is Jane Finn dead or being held somewhere?

This first book in the 'Tommy & Tuppence' series is a bit of a mad caper. Suspend your disbelief that a couple of inexperienced civilians would be asked to undertake a dangerous mission. Or that a government minister would spill secrets to two people who placed a newspaper ad. 9mo

OutsmartYourShelf The plot almost became interesting at a couple of points but I found the two main characters a bit grating. It's OK but I prefer the author's Miss Marple & Poirot books. 2⭐

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7269043224
Read 22nd-23rd Feb 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#192025 (1922) @Librarybelle
#SeriesLove2025 @thespineview 9mo

Librarybelle I liked this better my third or fourth time reading it than I did the first couple. I think I‘m in a “suspend my belief” mood at the moment! I also prefer her Marple and Poirot stories. 9mo

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 9mo

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It‘s time for our #ChristiesCapers discussion! I have 6 questions as spoilers posted; you can find these on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtag.

Next month, we read the second Hercule Poirot novel, Murder on the Links. I‘ll post the official image tomorrow! #AgathaChristieClubR3

janeycanuck, Aims42, MallenNC, Soscha, Cuilin, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, JenlovesJT47, Lizpixie, MariaW, elkeOriginal, AnneCecilie, Gissy, OutsmartYourShelf, mrp27, Larkken, Suet624, Cailey_Mac, Deblovestoread, ferskner, Marmie7, MaleficentBookDragon, majkia, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Laughterhp, Sace, RainyDayReading, Skygoddess1, Morr_Books, PathfinderNicole, dabbe, tdrosebud, TheAromaofBooks, Tineke, PageShifter, willaful, AnishaInkspill

Aims42 Putting in my hold at the library 👍 I am loving these discussions!! Thank you again for organizing!! 9mo

MallenNC This one was fun! I had read it before and remembered not liking it but decided to read it again anyway. This time I enjoyed it! Thanks for leading us. 😊 9mo

Morr_Books Just finished this morning. So close to being on time yet so far away. I'll check out the discussion questions and hopefully will be on rime for the next Christie 9mo

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Librarybelle You are welcome, @Aims42 @MallenNC !! 9mo

Librarybelle No worries, @Morr_Books ! I think the discussions are great on Litsy, as you can join in whenever you can. No pressure to be on time! 9mo

kspenmoll Thanks for the list! 9mo

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A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie

6. Christie served as a nurse during World War I, and we'll see her interest in poisons (we saw that in Styles last month) and medical situations throughout her canon of works. How does she bring in her knowledge of medicine into this novel?

More info on her work as a nurse (and will help this discussion point): https://hekint.org/2025/01/30/agatha-christie-nurse/

#ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Aims42 I thought it was funny how having a few sips of brandy was the cure-all 🤣 Overwhelmed? Have some brandy. Just faced a shock? Have some brandy. Almost died? Have some brandy. 9mo

willaful There's a rather interesting book on her use of poisons.

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MallenNC @Aims42 Maybe we all need to try the brandy cure! This year I might need it. 9mo

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MallenNC @willaful That sounds like such an interesting book. I‘m putting it on my TBR 9mo

Aims42 @MallenNC 😂🤣 Very true!! 👍 9mo

willaful @MallenNC might be healthier for me than my usual ice cream cure. :-\ 9mo

mrp27 I thought the brandy bit was funny too. I guess if we didn‘t have all the over the counter medicines we have today I would be hitting the brandy bottle too. 9mo

RainyDayReading The answer to all life‘s ills! Brandy! 🤣 9mo

RainyDayReading Though it‘s clear that being a nurse had a rather large impact on her life and not just while she was volunteering. So it makes sense that poisons would make their way into her writing and be a focal point for many of her books. Side note: also interesting how she has a character suffering from pretended memory loss when 4 years later she goes missing herself with memory loss. Prob nothing to it but it‘s interesting 👀 9mo

dabbe @MallenNC 🎯🎯🎯! 9mo

MariaW I feel like those novels are giving me wrong sense of how much brandy is consumed in GB. When I ordered some as an aperitivo during my last stay I was always looked at weirdly. 😂 I‘ve posted an article a year ago, which stated that Christie used poison as a her favourite murder weapon 34 times in her murder mysteries. That‘s more than the half. ☠️🍄🦂 (edited) 8mo

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5. Did you figure out the identity of Mr. Brown before the big reveal? Were you suspicious as to the motives of some of the characters we meet in the book, thinking specifically of Mr. Carter, Julius, and Lord Edgerton? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Bookwormjillk I did not. I thought it was Julius. 9mo

OutsmartYourShelf I was suspicious of both Julius & Edgerton, especially after the death of Rita with the clue of the balcony only being accessible from that flat. It had to be one of 3 people there & I knew it wasn't Tuppence. 9mo

Deblovestoread Christie did a great job of having me waffle between Julius and James. 9mo

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Aims42 I was convinced it was Julius 😆 9mo

willaful I read it first so long ago I don't remember. She does some nice misdirection, certainly. 9mo

MallenNC I had read this before but forgot how it ended. I was sure it was Julius! 9mo

BarbaraJean I did NOT figure it out. I was convinced it was Julius! I was very suspicious of his motives--he was WAY too invested in saving a cousin he'd never met just because he fell in love with her picture. 🙄 9mo

ferskner I'd read this before, and I can't remember how I felt the first time, but she always does a good job of hiding clues! 9mo

mrp27 I was very suspicious of all of them! I felt they all had the potential, Julius, Edgerton, Mr. Carter. (edited) 9mo

RainyDayReading I didn‘t fully commit to my suspicion, but I leaned more towards Edgerton leading up to the reveal. Especially after the “found Finn she‘s been hit by a car” chapter and the dead man newspaper clipping. I did think about Julius especially after the section about him with the safe in Rita‘s flat but figured it was too obvious and probably a red herring. I think I‘ve read too many mysteries 🤣 9mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread Same here! My only inching toward James was that he supposedly was sort of dating her at the beginning. Other than that, I was shocked. 9mo

MariaW I totally went for the red herring that Rita knew Edgerton before and that he was a frequent visitor. I was aiming for Julius as well - even after this weird car accident - till the end. 🤦‍♀️ 8mo

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4. Tommy and Tuppence have separate adventures in this novel, and Tommy especially faces a potentially deadly situation. What are your thoughts on the adventures they face? Why do you think they take the risks they do in order to find Jane Finn? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Deblovestoread In the beginning it was more a lark but as things got serious I think they continued because the knew the other was counting on them to see it through. 9mo

OutsmartYourShelf I thought it was a bit contrived that two people with no relevant experience would be employed in an investigation involving state secrets on the basis of placing a newspaper ad asking about Jane Finn. Yes, they could be easily disavowed by the government but still. One of those “accept it for the plot“ situations. 9mo

Aims42 Here for the comments because I‘m on the fence. Part of me was like, “ugh, don‘t split up! That‘s how you get killed!!” But then the other part was like, “I am curious how this ends up” 🤔 9mo

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MallenNC What I liked most about them getting split up was that Tuppence got to be a smart character of her own. I always want to see that more than a damsel in distress. Jane was my favorite though, since she really saved herself throughout the book. 9mo

BarbaraJean @OutsmartYourShelf My thoughts exactly! That particular contrivance required a LOT of suspension of disbelief for me.
I was frustrated by the risks both of them took! I was impressed by their ingenuity, though--I was kind of willing to go along with some of the more unrealistic aspects, because both Tommy and Tuppence ended up being a lot smarter about their own predicaments than I would have predicted. 9mo

ferskner I really like that the book immediately sets up that a) they're broke and b) they've both just survived a war. I think those two facts make them very aware that they have nothing to lose. They've both just seen horrific realities and I imagine that would make them willing to take considerable risks because they're alive to take them. 9mo

mrp27 It was totally contrived, ridiculous and they both took extreme chances but that‘s what made the story fun for me. Made me think a bit of Nancy Drew and how things just always seem to fall in place at the right time. 9mo

RainyDayReading I thought the adventures were entertaining though I wish we got to see each of them unfold beside each other instead of seeing Tuppence and then when she disappears and Tommy steps in he just recounts his situation. Vs. us seeing it in “real time”. If that makes sense. Plot was convenient and contrived but it was also a book where I could turn off my brain and just go for the ride. Since the premise already required suspending disbelief on my part 9mo

dabbe @MallenNC She did, but Tommy (and Julius) still had to rescue her and Jane in the end. I wish she had gotten out on her own like Tommy did. 9mo

MariaW I totally agree with @ferskner. What else could they do? 8mo

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3. Let's talk about Tommy and Tuppence! What did you think of them as characters and as sleuths? Why do you think Christie created sleuths who were very different than Poirot? Would you hire Tommy and Tuppence to help you solve a crime? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Bookwormjillk I thought they were fun! Not sure I‘d hire them but I enjoyed reading about them. 9mo

OutsmartYourShelf It would be boring to write main characters that were all a slight variation on the same theme. Differences allow for more writing scope & plot development. That said, I prefer MM & Poirot myself. 9mo

Deblovestoread At first I thought “oh no, more vapid bright young things” but as they became more fleshed out I enjoyed them. As to hiring them to solve a crime probably not but to find my lost dog maybe. 9mo

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Aims42 @Bookwormjillk Took the words right out of my mouth, I agree 100% 👏😄 I enjoyed being a fly on the wall reading about their adventures. I‘d be exhausted if I was traveling with them lol 9mo

MallenNC @Aims42 Agree! They were clever but probably exhausting in real life! I haven‘t read any more of these so I‘m curious how they get their next case. 9mo

BarbaraJean My first thought was that they were a terrible choice to investigate such a sensitive international plot!! I liked them as characters, but thought it was pretty unrealistic that they would have the skills necessary to unravel this particular mystery. But I also appreciate Christie branching out in her protagonists. I liked their youthful energy and banter. 9mo

ferskner They're just so fun!!!! I don't know that I'd want to hire them if I came across them, but gosh they're quick on their feet and they get the job done. They prove over and over again that they're up to any challenge, but I confess that I love the scrapes they get into the most (particularly in the short stories). 9mo

mrp27 I thought they were fun and smart. 9mo

RainyDayReading I like them well enough. Certainly entertaining! The characterization of Tuppence annoyed me from time to time though because she was set up to be this independent, headstrong woman and then there are parts later that read like “I‘m just a silly woman how could I ever solve this?” and the characters can have self doubt, but this felt more like making her align with society‘s beliefs around women during the 20s rather than a believable reaction. 9mo

dabbe I certainly had to suspend my disbelief when Mr. Carter hired them, but his if-they-die-they-are-expendable attitude made it a bit more believable. Sort of. I loved their advertisement, especially the “pay must be good.“ A definite attitude sometimes for younger folk who think they can start from the top and not have to work their way up. 9mo

MariaW I enjoyed reading about them because they are the complete opposite from „high class“ Poirot, but was rather astonished that they would be hired on the spot without any experience and reference. Even though they might have been expandables, but how can governmental agent rely on and believe total strangers? 🤔 8mo

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2. Christie sets up the mystery again with references to World War I...makes sense, since this was published in 1922. This time, Christie begins with the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.

How familiar are you with the Lusitania? Why do you think Christie uses a historical reference point to anchor (pun not intended) her story?

More info on the liner: https://www.pbs.org/lostliners/lusitania.html

#ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Bookwormjillk It certainly added drama to have it start with a famous boat sinking! 9mo

OutsmartYourShelf Last year I read a book set onboard the Lusitania which was quite good & I was vaguely aware of the ship's history before that. Maybe as this was an early book of Christie's, linking it to a fairly recent historical event gave her a good starting point. Her contemporary readers would know instantly the setting & the events. 9mo

Deblovestoread I read Lusitania by David Butler years ago (great book) and it pops up frequently in books set in the period. I think it was a good way to insert the political intrigue into the story. 9mo

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Aims42 It‘s such a pivotal part of history, I loved this as an opening. Definitely recommend Erik Larson‘s ‘Dead Wake‘ 9mo

willaful The intro to my copy talked about Christie hearing the name Jane Fish and deciding to incorporate it, which is way she often worked. (If you know both Christie and D.E. Stevenson, you can see a lot of Christie's inspirations!) The sinking might have worked in a similar way. 9mo

MallenNC I was only a little aware of the Lusitania and now I want to read more about it. I think starting with a real life event was a clever way to open this novel, especially as her readers would‘ve known so much about it when the book was first released. 9mo

BarbaraJean I'm not at all familiar with the Lusitania, other than the general timeframe! It made sense to me that she wanted to orient it in relation to those international events, so the setting and scope of the story were clear. It was a very different backdrop than the other Christie novels I've read! 9mo

ferskner I only know a bit about it as it pertains to bringing the US into the war, but I think it's a smart way for her to create a punch of a beginning! 9mo

mrp27 I‘m familiar with Lusitania from school history and over the years it has served as a plot line in some books I‘ve read. 9mo

RainyDayReading I‘m pretty familiar with the Lusitania from other books/documentaries I‘ve read & watched. It explains why there‘s a ship on the cover of the version I read 🤣 Didn‘t think about that till now. I think having that aspect helps ground the story especially for those that read it back when it was originally published. They didn‘t have to imagine what it was like when it sank, they remember what it was like since it happened only a few years earlier. 9mo

dabbe @Aims42 Now on the stack! 🩵💙🩵 9mo

dabbe The inclusion of THE LUSITANIA definitely added to the international intrigue of the story as well as WWI. 9mo

Aims42 @dabbe It is so good!! I hope you enjoy it too 😊 9mo

MariaW It rang a bell, but only because I saw some documentaries about the different ocean liners at the beginning of the last century. It was definitely an interesting start. 8mo

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1. This novel is the first in the Tommy and Tuppence series, which will eventually include 4 novels and 1 short story collection. This is also Christie's second novel, and we see a very different type of detective compared to Hercule Poirot!

Have you read The Secret Adversary before? Any of the Tommy and Tuppence novels? What are your overall thoughts to the book? We'll explore characters and themes later! #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Suzze Tommy and Tuppence are my favorite Christie characters! I wish she‘d written more of them! 9mo

Librarybelle @Suzze It is a refreshing story. Admittedly, the first few times I read this book Tommy and Tuppence did not click for me. This time, though, they were just what I needed! 9mo

Bookwormjillk First time for me. I liked that they weren‘t wealthy. 9mo

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Deblovestoread I haven‘t read any of the Tommy and Tuppence books until this one. And I wasn‘t sure I‘d like it in the beginning but they grew on me by the end. 9mo

OutsmartYourShelf This was my first read of this series after concentrating mainly on Miss Marple & Poirot so far, but I'm not a fan of T&T going by this book. Hoping the other books will be an improvement. 9mo

Aims42 First time for me! I enjoyed these characters so much, I loved the humor and youthfulness. 9mo

willaful I've read this quite a few times. It's far from Christie's best but it has a nice sense of fun. 9mo

MallenNC @Librarybelle That was my experience too. I first read this after seeing a TV adaptation and I didn‘t like the banter. But this time I enjoyed it. It had been long enough that I forgot the story‘s resolution. It was much more like a spy novel than a detective novel but it had those signature Christie twists. 9mo

BarbaraJean This is my first time reading any of the Tommy & Tuppence novels. I wasn't sure how I'd like the espionage/intrigue plot, and I do think some of it felt a little contrived, but overall, this was a lot of fun. Like @Deblovestoread, Tommy and Tuppence grew on me by the end. I'm interested to read the other books in the series. 9mo

ferskner I've read this before and while T&T aren't my favorite Christie creations, that's really more of a testament to Poirot and Maple than a knock against T&T. They're so fun to read about and the frothy tone is perfection, even though I don't care as much about her thrillers. 9mo

mrp27 This was my fist T&T and I really enjoyed it. 9mo

RainyDayReading This was my first time reading a T&T story and I enjoyed it more than I anticipated! Not that I was expecting to not like it, I thought it would be fine, but I wound up really enjoying myself while reading it! I do like the mystery format/story better than espionage, but I‘m looking forward to the other T&T stories. 9mo

dabbe Quite late to this party! Tommy and Tuppence (whose name I kept mispronouncing until the “TWO“ clued me in 🤦🏼‍♀️) reminded me so much of Nick and Nora from THE THIN MAN, which was published 12 years later. Hammett had to have read this one first because the 1920s bantering is so similar! I loved it, you old bean! 9mo

MariaW This was my first time reading a T&T novel and I liked it. Especially Tuppence being that witty. I am looking forward to reading more if them. 8mo

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Tomorrow (Sunday) is our next #ChristiesCapers discussion! Get ready to spend some time discussing Tommy and Tuppence and the Young Adventurers Ltd.

I‘ll post questions mid- to late-morning, US East Coast time. See you then! #AgathaChristieClubR3

kspenmoll This was such a fun read! 9mo

Librarybelle So glad you liked it, @kspenmoll ! 9mo

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This was a ton of fun and I can‘t wait to read more about Tommy and Tupence. As usual I thought I figured it out but was no where close. Looking forward to discussing this next week. #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3 @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Yay! Glad you liked it! 9mo

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Aims42

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I LOVED this book! After finishing it I immediately added the rest of the series to my library TBR list 👍 I can‘t wait to discuss it @Librarybelle #christiecapers

Librarybelle Yay!!! 9mo

dabbe Wow! I have to get reading! 🤩 9mo

Aims42 @dabbe It was fun, not at all what I was expecting 😁 9mo

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MaleficentBookDragon

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This month‘s book on #Kindle is $0.58 and next month‘s is $1.99 if anyone needs them.

Not loving the cover by I can‘t find my Murder on the Links physical book.

#christiescapers
#agathachristieclubR3

Librarybelle Thanks for posting! 9mo

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Reminder: The next #ChristiesCapers discussion is next Sunday the 23rd! I‘ll post discussion questions, and feel free to respond whenever you can!

This is the first Tommy and Tuppence mystery, and judging by those who have already posted, it appears to be a popular pick. #AgathaChristieClubR3

dabbe I gotta get reading! 🤩💪🏻😂 9mo

Librarybelle Thankfully, it‘s a fast read @dabbe ! 9mo

BarbaraJean I‘m really enjoying this! It‘s going to make me impatient for the next Tommy & Tuppence books! 9mo

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Librarybelle So glad you‘re enjoying it, @BarbaraJean ! 9mo

Cailey_Mac Oooo I like the sound of this one! 9mo

Librarybelle @Cailey_Mac 😁 9mo

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Aims42

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I am LOVING this book @Librarybelle #christiecapers I didn‘t know I wanted an Agatha Christie meets PG Wodehouse book, but here we are and I LOVE IT! I‘m going to add the rest this series to my TBR 🙌

Librarybelle Yay! And that is a great quote!! 9mo

Aims42 @Librarybelle I literally cackled when I read this quote 😂🤣 9mo

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I've been craving a fun read lately. It's the perfect time for me to revisit some Agatha Christie. #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3 @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Yay!! 9mo

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Aims42

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Love a little ‘lunch hour library hold pick-up‘ date 🥰🤩

Librarybelle 😁 10mo

Aims42 @Librarybelle As a librarian, I would love to know…. do you get kinda nervous of patrons requesting multiple murder mysteries? 😂 10mo

Librarybelle @Aims42 I never did, because I tend to do it myself! 😂 10mo

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Aims42 @Librarybelle Haha, phew 😮‍💨😅 I felt like I should have said something but I think that would‘ve just made it weird so I left it alone and said, “Thanks!” As I took my tote bag full of murder and left 🤣 10mo

Librarybelle 😂 Definitely not strange! 10mo

Aims42 @Librarybelle 🥳🙌 10mo

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My February #ReadYourKindle list

Thanks for the challenge, @CBee

CBee You‘re welcome ☺️ 10mo

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LitsyEvents

The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie

Repost for @Librarybelle

In February, the #ChristiesCapers group will read Christie‘s second mystery, and the first featuring the duo Tommy and Tuppence. Originally published in 1922, this introduces the couple from their first meet cute to their adventures in mystery.

Discussion will take place on February 23rd. If you would like to be added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! #AgathaChristieClubR3

OutsmartYourShelf I‘m already partway through the Marple & Poirot series for #192025 but I might dip in & out of the other series with you if that‘s ok @Librarybelle (edited) 10mo

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 10mo

Librarybelle That‘s great, @OutsmartYourShelf ! Would you like me to tag you in the group? There are others who are tagged but are also dipping in and out of the books. 10mo

OutsmartYourShelf @Librarybelle Yes please. 10mo

Librarybelle Will do, @OutsmartYourShelf ! 😁 10mo

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MaleficentBookDragon

The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie

Check out this crazy weird cover from 1981 for next month‘s book.
It kind of creeps me out with that giant fly.

1981 printing of the 1967 paperback edition.

#christiescapers
#agathachristieclubR3

Librarybelle Oh my! That is so strange! 10mo

kspenmoll Whoa! 10mo

Deblovestoread That is a weird one! 10mo

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RamsFan1963 It looks like that episode of Doctor Who, where the 10th Doctor met Agatha Christie and there was a giant wasp creature terrorizing them. 10mo

bumpinthenight I love vintage books like this! 10mo

MaleficentBookDragon @bumpinthenight I do too. I‘m always looking for old Christies and old Nancy Drews. 10mo

Gissy Unique cover😍👌 10mo

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