The Secret Adversary and The Murder on the Links
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Publisher Description
The Secret Adversary:
Written by one of the most popular and widely acclaimed mystery novels writer in English — Agatha Christie, the present novel, The secret adversary, is a detective novel. It introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. 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. A must read for all literature enthusiast and mystery lovers.
The Murder on the Links:
When Paul renauld asked for help from Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings, little did he know he would not live to see them. The detective duo reaches France, only to be welcomed with the news of renauld’s murder. He had been stabbed multiple times with a letter opener on a nearby golf course and left in a freshly dug grave. Poirot is perplexed to see the dead man wearing his songs overcoat, with a passionate love letter in his pocket. His wife had reported that masked men had abducted him from their home in the dead of the night. The mystery thickens when another corpse is found, stabbed with the same weapon, in the same way. Poirot and Hastings are out to find the killer and cannot trust anyone – The grieving widow, the son about to be disinherited and a mysterious neighbour. In his second major investigative adventure, Poirot fights to unravel the mystery behind the murder on the links.