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N or M?

N or M?

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Elaine Chia ，

Among all AC's books i have read， N & M is the most boring。 Only more actions towards the end of the story。 Otherwise overall the story is a bit dreary。。。。I took the longest time finishing this book。 Among all AC's books i have read， N & M is the most boring。 Only more actions towards the end of the story。 Otherwise overall the story is a bit dreary。。。。I took the longest time finishing this book。 。。。more

Marina ，

Best Tommy and Tuppence mystery， the ambience could not be better， the settles， the characters， all of them misleading but logically sensible。

Natalie ，

I need to see Tommy and Tuppence as new parents。 Seriously， did not appreciate the time-hop but I get that WW2 is more exciting than mid-30s。 I felt great that I guessed ONE of them - as soon as thingy shot the lady I was like YES that has to be it because Solomon you know？ Also Tony is soooo dodge I guessed that toooo。 Howeverrrr there were way too many characters to make it too exciting。 I have no clue how Tommy and Tuppence were able to figure anything out when they had no clue what they were I need to see Tommy and Tuppence as new parents。 Seriously， did not appreciate the time-hop but I get that WW2 is more exciting than mid-30s。 I felt great that I guessed ONE of them - as soon as thingy shot the lady I was like YES that has to be it because Solomon you know？ Also Tony is soooo dodge I guessed that toooo。 Howeverrrr there were way too many characters to make it too exciting。 I have no clue how Tommy and Tuppence were able to figure anything out when they had no clue what they were meant to be looking out for。 But I must say the bit where Mr Meadowes meets Mrs Blenkensop was particularly exciting。。。 for me。 。。。more

Barb ，

Copyright 1941， N or M？ is a small WWII Agatha Christie novel。 A middle aged married couple， Tommy and Tuppence Beresford， unbeknownst to their grown children who believe them to be unremarkable， dependable， and rather lovingly boring， in actuality participate in an extremely dangerous undercover assignment to discover the identities of two very important Nazi sympathizers in England。 The traitors are part of the "Fifth Column"， English citizens "who believe in the Nazi aim and the Nazi creed an Copyright 1941， N or M？ is a small WWII Agatha Christie novel。 A middle aged married couple， Tommy and Tuppence Beresford， unbeknownst to their grown children who believe them to be unremarkable， dependable， and rather lovingly boring， in actuality participate in an extremely dangerous undercover assignment to discover the identities of two very important Nazi sympathizers in England。 The traitors are part of the "Fifth Column"， English citizens "who believe in the Nazi aim and the Nazi creed and desiring to substitute that sternly efficient creed for the muddled easy-going liberty of our democratic institutions。" The plot is twisty， fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable。 。。。more

Raneem Nasab ，

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Jūratė Vysockienė ，

Pasirodo Agatha ir įdomią knygą yra parašiusi！

Kimberly McCollum ，

This is one of the times when I caught the big clue before the characters in the book。

QNPoohBear ，

Tommy and Tuppence， now middle-aged parents of young adult children， find themselves in the midst of another war， a war in which the middle aged are decidedly NOT wanted！ The former detectives long for the days of their adventures while their children want them to stay home and knit。 When Tommy is offered an undercover spying mission to ferret out the leaders of the Fifth Column in a small， seaside town， he's eager to take the mission but Tuppence is left out。 Never fear， the intrepid Tuppence i Tommy and Tuppence， now middle-aged parents of young adult children， find themselves in the midst of another war， a war in which the middle aged are decidedly NOT wanted！ The former detectives long for the days of their adventures while their children want them to stay home and knit。 When Tommy is offered an undercover spying mission to ferret out the leaders of the Fifth Column in a small， seaside town， he's eager to take the mission but Tuppence is left out。 Never fear， the intrepid Tuppence is too smart to be deceived by a lame cover story of a paper pushing job in Scotland and books a room in Mrs。 Perenna's boarding house， San Souci， where she takes on the guise of a husband-hunting widow eager to get her hands on Tommy's Mr。 Meadowes。 It doesn't seem as if they're making any progress in catching N or M。 Everyone in San Souci is under suspicion。 Can they catch the spies before Britain is invaded by enemies？ This was a lot of fun。 It got off to a slow start and I was worried when Tuppence wasn't invited along。 I thought perhaps she'd find the spy at home but I was delighted when she found a way around Mr。 Grant's "Tommy only" request。 I knew she was smarter than that！ Then the investigation is a little slow。 It seemed obvious to me who N or M was but not to Tommy or Tuppence。 Tuppence was on the verge of figuring out but the clue kept slipping from her mind as she was distracted by red herrings。 About halfway through， the book got much better and I couldn't put it down。 I stayed up really late finishing it。 I was right about N but never guessed M even though M was more obvious！ （view spoiler）[It seemed obvious to me that the lady with the baby was a spy。 NO ONE can be THAT stupid and silly; and no one can make a lucky shot to shoot someone in the head the very first time they handle a gun。 Nope。 That one was obvious。 I never guessed all of it though。 （hide spoiler）] I was really enjoying the book a lot until they started talking about phenotypes and head shapes。 :eyeroll: I know that was big in their time but it didn't add anything to the plot。 The Prussian stereotype was also a bit much。This story really is the Tuppence show。 While Tommy is recruited for a secret mission， he's a little slow to ferret out the clues。 He think he's being discreet but he lets something big slip in front of the enemy and it nearly costs him。 Tuppence is much more smart and discreet。 Her babbling， unintelligent widow cover story makes are annoying but easy to overlook。 While some people suspect her， she's too smart to be caught out at San Souci。 She does make some poor decisions at the end of the novel but Agatha Christie was brilliant in the way she handled it。 Tuppence may be middle aged but she still sounds like the same old young Tuppence。 She still adores Tommy。 Being a mother affects her feelings and maternal feelings affect her actions。 That was the only main difference I could pick up on。 Tommy is lovable because he's kind and brave， but Tommy really is not as quick thinking as Tuppence。 He's loyal and loving to his family but not as parental as Tuppence。 She wants to believe in certain people because she feels motherly towards them but Tommy is more objective and knows to suspect everyone。 In that way， I think he was doing a better job spying than she was at first but then it switches and the mystery belongs to Tuppence。 There was a brief interlude with their daughter Deborah at her work that didn't make sense。 I highly doubt she would confide in a random co-worker about her parents。 I didn't like how Deborah thinks her parents are elderly and didn't do anything special。 Actually， Deborah sounds just like me when I talk about my parents and technology。 （They still use paper checks！ They'd sit there with broken technology if it weren't for me！ Just Google it！ Ask Siri！ It's EASY！ Any kid can do it-call the grandkids！ They don't know how to do ANYTHING！） She's very patronizing towards her parents and their past exploits。 I take it the children haven't met Mr。 Carter， who is now elderly and retired。 It was just weird to suddenly skip to Deborah's POV。 It doesn't make a lot of sense。 Alfred， the boy assistant， returns from retirement to help the Beresfords do some clandestine sleuthing。 He may be a bit slow but he's certainly loyal and brave and not even that slow。 He caught on to something I never would have figure out。 The boarding house， San Souci， is run by the mysterious Mrs。 Perenna。 Of course she's a suspect because she's dark and her name is Spanish。 She does seem to be taciturn and mysterious。 Mrs。 Perenna is occasionally not where she said she was or doing what she said she was doing。 She may have even snooped in Tuppence's room。 Does that make her a Fifth Columnist？ She's certainly at the top of the Beresfords' suspect list。 Also her daughter Sheila， a young， angsty woman。 I think Sheila is young and probably a teenager， close to age to Deborah Beresford。 Shelia enjoys being dramatic and being against the world。 I don't see anything out of the ordinary about her。 However， she does seem to be having a romance with Carl von Dienim。 Carl， a young German refugee， is an interesting and complex character。 His father was killed for going against the Nazis and his brothers are in concentrations camps。 He's a chemistry research scientist living and working in Britain now。 Of course because he's German， people accuse him of all kinds of things。 Carl is smart。 He points out the distinction between ordinary Germans and Nazis。 He hates the Nazis and all they stand for。 He's also German and when the British attack him for his nationality and say hateful things， he feels loyal and German in his heart。 I think he's in a rough spot and older people have long memories leftover from the last war and that can't help things much。 I feel so bad for him， much like Tuppence。 I don't feel maternal the way Tuppence does but I think he's sincere in just wanting to live his life and do the job he loves。 He doesn't deserve to be automatically suspect because of his nationality， but。。。 it could be a cover story and he could be a Nazi spy come to invade Britain。 The next most likely suspect is Mr。 Cayley， a cranky invalid who likes to complain and complain about everything。 Nothing pleases him or makes him happy。 He's a mansplainer for sure and his poor， meek wife can't get a word in edgewise。 Mr。 Cayley is high on MY list of suspects。 His story is the perfect cover for being there， he spends a lot of time on the porch， has medicine jars which could conceal invisible ink or poison and no one would suspect him。 He's not likable， even if he's only an old grouch。 Major Bletchley is the other man staying at San Souci。 He's an older British Army veteran who， like Tommy， longs to be in the thick of things this time。 He's another patronizing male who loves to talk and talk about his exploits。 He thinks Carl is suspicious because of his nationality but Tommy is supposed to be looking for British spies so maybe Major Bletchley protests too much。Tommy seems to dismiss the women， aside from Mrs。 Perenna but Tuppence has an uneasy feeling about some of them。 Mrs。 O'Rourke， a large， mustachioed， Irish woman， tops Tuppence's list。 Mrs。 O'Rourke seems to suspect Mrs。 Blekensop， Tuppence's alter ego， is not who she says she is。 Mrs。 O'Rourke tries to draw Mrs。 Blekensop into conversation a lot and seems to notice details other people miss。 She's a little terrifying- plus she's Irish so you know。。。 suspect。 Not a suspect is elderly Miss Minton。 All she does is knit- A LOT and help Tuppence learn to be a better knitter。 I think Tuppence feels sympathy for the superfluous elderly woman。 Finally， there's Mrs。 Sprot and her daughter Betty。 Mrs。 Sprot is the singularly most stupid and nervous female in the house。 She's very silly and spoils her daughter。 Betty is not quite 3 and she has the run of the boarding house， babbling away， demanding people play with her and being a nuisance/typical toddler。 Of course Tuppence takes a liking to the tot！ I'm with Mr。 Cayley- children should sit quietly and read！ There are a few other people involved in the mystery。 Who is the mysterious foreign woman asking for people who don't exist？ I think she's mixed up in this somehow but possibly only innocently。 Someone may have sent her there to ask for someone and she is confused。 She seems to be a suspect mainly because she's blond and foreign。 Would a spy really ask for people who aren't there？ That would be stupid。 Then something happens that made me change my mind a little bit。 Commander Haydock lives in the area。 He's suspicious of foreigners - all of them， apparently， and talks A LOT about how he came to own his place which involves a convoluted story about foreigners and a German man disappearing。 He sounds like another typical old British military man -hurrah for the British Empire and everyone else is naturally inferior。 He doesn't associate with women or he'd be a mansplainer too。 UGH。 Too many mansplainers in this book。Mr。 Grant is their new spy master。 He's the one who leaves Tuppence out so automatically I don't like him。 Mr。 Carter seemed to have a sense of humor and enjoyed working with the Beresfords。 He knew how smart Tuppence is and wouldn't leave her out。 Mr。 Grant is a bit dim for someone in British Intelligence。 He's all right， I suppose， as a spymaster and although he says his hands are tied and the Beresfords are on their own， he does help investigate a bit once Tommy has evidence to look into。 N and M are really truly villainous and evil people but not two dimensional cartoon villains。 They're good at blending in and hiding！Where do Tommy and Tuppence go next from here？ 。。。more

Anayaa Raisurana ，

A fascinating book with an unpredictable twist

Beth ，

Substantially better than the earlier Tommy and Tuppence books。 The pair have matured and have children of their own， and Agatha Christie does a fine job landing them in a WWII setting with German spies and plenty of intrigue layered over with the veneer of ordinary British folk。

Alina ，

3。5 Stars。 I think it's my favourite Tommy & Tuppence novel as of yet。 I still have two to go， though。 3。5 Stars。 I think it's my favourite Tommy & Tuppence novel as of yet。 I still have two to go， though。 。。。more

Aaronlisa ，

I am excited to read the rest of the Tommy & Tuppence novels。 I actually really adore these two and enjoyed this book。 Once again I wasn’t able to solve the mystery outright but I had pieced together some things。

Connie N。 ，

#3 in the Tommy & Tuppence mystery seriesI always feel as though I ought to enjoy this series more than I do。 The characters are charming， intelligent， and resourceful。 I like their easy relationship and actual enjoyment of what they're doing and how they're helping the war effort。 But there's always something a little disappointing about these books。 Perhaps they don't have enough personality （like Poirot or Miss Marple）， or perhaps it's because it's always war-focused， which isn't usually of i #3 in the Tommy & Tuppence mystery seriesI always feel as though I ought to enjoy this series more than I do。 The characters are charming， intelligent， and resourceful。 I like their easy relationship and actual enjoyment of what they're doing and how they're helping the war effort。 But there's always something a little disappointing about these books。 Perhaps they don't have enough personality （like Poirot or Miss Marple）， or perhaps it's because it's always war-focused， which isn't usually of interest to me。 In any case， this was a quick and easy read。 After having been active during WWI， T&T are now facing middle age， their kids are grown， and they are feeling left out of the action in WWII。 Happily， Tommy is asked to infiltrate a small coastal rooming house to discover some information about spies （N or M）， and Tuppence gets involved。 There are so many suspects that the reader has no idea who it could possibly be。 But as with most Christie books， the mystery is fairly simple but ingenious。 Some action， lots of character interaction， some simply deduction， resulting in an enjoyable and pleasant read。 。。。more

Yesel ，

Tal vez 3。5

Beatriz Ponti ，

3。7 ⭐️

Seff ，

This one was kind of dull。

Yvonne ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is the third in the Tommy and Tuppence series of books that I am reading for my Agatha Christie reading challenge。I liked。。。- following Tommy and Tuppence as they age。 In the first book Tommy and Tuppence were just old friends。 In the second book they were a married couple who end up pregnant at the end。 In this third installment we are now in the time of WWII and Tommy and Tuppence are middle aged with fully grown children who are involved in the war efforts in more "official" capacities。- This is the third in the Tommy and Tuppence series of books that I am reading for my Agatha Christie reading challenge。I liked。。。- following Tommy and Tuppence as they age。 In the first book Tommy and Tuppence were just old friends。 In the second book they were a married couple who end up pregnant at the end。 In this third installment we are now in the time of WWII and Tommy and Tuppence are middle aged with fully grown children who are involved in the war efforts in more "official" capacities。- the dynamic between Tommy and Tuppence continues to be wonderful because Tuppence is a strong lady and Tommy loves her for it。- Tommy was the damsel in distress this time and I like that switch off。- the biblical references which ended up being TOTALLY relevant in the end for the explanation。I did not like。。。- usually Agatha can trick me over and over again。 This time， I pretty accurately predicted who some of the players were and were not and when Tony jerk face showed up near the end I had him pegged IMMEDIATELY。 。。。more

Joann ，

I liked Tommy & Tuppence， but not much happened in the first half of the book。 The pace picked up in the second half。 I liked it but didn't think it was very well written。 I liked Tommy & Tuppence， but not much happened in the first half of the book。 The pace picked up in the second half。 I liked it but didn't think it was very well written。 。。。more

trizi ，

VIADO EU ACERTEI OS DOIS。 PRIMEIRA VEZ QUE EU ACERTO。

Alberto Avanzi ，

Provo a dare un’altra possibilità alla coppia Tommy e Tuppence， che （come Miss Marple） avevo conosciuto da giovanissimo e catalogato come “non mi piace”。 Se con la simpatica vecchietta di Saint Mary Meade sono riuscito a cambiare idea， con questi due pur simpatici personaggi non ci sono riuscito。 Non c’è niente da fare， pur amando le spy stories （o forse proprio perché amo le spy story） trovo che la Christie sappia padroneggiare tutti i sottogeneri del giallo， dalla narrazione intrisa di umorism Provo a dare un’altra possibilità alla coppia Tommy e Tuppence， che （come Miss Marple） avevo conosciuto da giovanissimo e catalogato come “non mi piace”。 Se con la simpatica vecchietta di Saint Mary Meade sono riuscito a cambiare idea， con questi due pur simpatici personaggi non ci sono riuscito。 Non c’è niente da fare， pur amando le spy stories （o forse proprio perché amo le spy story） trovo che la Christie sappia padroneggiare tutti i sottogeneri del giallo， dalla narrazione intrisa di umorismo di E’ troppo facile all’atmosfera di follia e decadenza di E’ un problema， dal terrore oscuro e angosciante di Nella mia fine è il mio principio allo young adult di Perché non l’hanno chiesto a Evans， dal thriller puro di Dieci piccoli indiani al dramma psicologico delle Due verità， per non parlare di quel capolavoro di Un cavallo per la strega che trascende generi e classificazioni， e ovviamente dei due investigatori iconici Poirot e Marple， e persino di Parker Pyne e mister Quin。 Tutti i sottogeneri， tranne la spy story。Intendiamoci， è sempre la Christie。 Scrive in modo gradevole e coinvolgente， disegna bene i personaggi anche minori， tocca dei temi interessanti relativi alla guerra， al pacifismo， al femminismo， ai pregiudizi verso gli stranieri。 E soprattutto ci mostra una sorta di “orgoglio della mezza età” che guida questi due quarantenni （fa quasi ridere oggi， ma il quarantenne degli anni 40 era forse come il sessantenne di oggi） troppo vecchi per venire arruolati ma non abbastanza vecchi per non fare del loro meglio nei limiti delle loro possibilità in quel contesto di guerra。 Tutto sommato non mi è dispiaciuto leggerlo， lettura leggera ma piacevole， ma dal punto di vista della spy story l’ho trovata poco interessante e non sufficientemente carica di tensione， sia paragonandola alle spy story classiche， quelle scritte da autori come Ludlum e Follett， e sia a quelle （alle quali dovrebbe essere più simile） più leggere e scanzonate come i romanzi di Fleming con James Bond e quelli di Cussler con protagonista Dirk Pitt。 Persino il colpo di scena finale l’avevo immaginato， ma escluso perché troppo prevedibile e indegno della Christie。 Accettare che sia stato scritto dalla stessa autrice che ci ha regalato capolavori memorabili mi ha richiesto davvero uno sforzo notevole。 。。。more

Jojanneke S ，

Very suspenseful， it's a really interesting spy story set during a really interesting time。 Tommy and Tuppence are quite a bit older， but they're not any less sharp or brave and they have a very funny family dynamic with their children。 There are lots of twists and turns and in true Christie style， you don't know how the puzzle fits together until the final minutes。 Very suspenseful， it's a really interesting spy story set during a really interesting time。 Tommy and Tuppence are quite a bit older， but they're not any less sharp or brave and they have a very funny family dynamic with their children。 There are lots of twists and turns and in true Christie style， you don't know how the puzzle fits together until the final minutes。 。。。more

Tai ，

I love the dynamic between Tommy and Tuppence。 This （as well as The Secret Adversary） is so different to what I've come to expect from an Agatha Christie story， but even so， I had the best time with it。 One of my favourite things about Christie is that she actually set out clues in her books and usually， after you get to the end they all become clear。 On very rare occasions I manage to connect the dots and get there by myself and this was one of them。 It infuriates me when authors hide things fr I love the dynamic between Tommy and Tuppence。 This （as well as The Secret Adversary） is so different to what I've come to expect from an Agatha Christie story， but even so， I had the best time with it。 One of my favourite things about Christie is that she actually set out clues in her books and usually， after you get to the end they all become clear。 On very rare occasions I manage to connect the dots and get there by myself and this was one of them。 It infuriates me when authors hide things from the reader and the big reveal moment relies on that piece of info we never got to know。 Agatha Christie didn't do that and whenever I manage to figure out the ending it makes me a little proud of myself （sad， I know）。 。。。more

Alanoud Alajmi ，

N or M？ By Agatha Christie is the first book I read about the adventures of Tommy & Tuppence。 In this one， they go undercover to figure out the identity of German spies or Fifth Columnists inside a hotel。 I don’t want to spoil it but things don’t go down as planned。 I really enjoyed it！ And what I liked more is the dynamic between those two。 This couple is basically relationship goals！😅 I love the humor too。

Jammin Jenny ，

I enjoyed this Agatha Christie mystery set around the time of WWII。 In this story， Tommy is "hired" by the British Military Intelligence to investigate a possible German spy。 Tuppence of course goes along even though she wasn't invited specifically。 I like the interactions they have with each other， and the spy thriller/espionage aspect was cool。 I like other Agatha Christie investigators better though。 I enjoyed this Agatha Christie mystery set around the time of WWII。 In this story， Tommy is "hired" by the British Military Intelligence to investigate a possible German spy。 Tuppence of course goes along even though she wasn't invited specifically。 I like the interactions they have with each other， and the spy thriller/espionage aspect was cool。 I like other Agatha Christie investigators better though。 。。。more

Melissa ，

Agatha Christie never fails to wow me with her creative and hidden-in-plain sight twists and turns！ Tommy and Tuppence are sent to the country to uncover N or M， a Nazi informant pretending to be a normal British citizen getting away from the hustle and bustle that is war。 Who is N or M？ You’ll be just as surprised as I was when it’s revealed in true Christie fashion in the last chapters of the book。

Vijaya ，

13 days into December: You know it's been a busy month already because it's taken me this long to finish a book。 I actually bought this a while back at The Mysterious Bookshop but only just got around to reading it。 Agatha Christie is always a little slow for me to read; not because the stories aren't compelling but the extra posh accent and subtle "it was the times" racism always make me pause。 13 days into December: You know it's been a busy month already because it's taken me this long to finish a book。 I actually bought this a while back at The Mysterious Bookshop but only just got around to reading it。 Agatha Christie is always a little slow for me to read; not because the stories aren't compelling but the extra posh accent and subtle "it was the times" racism always make me pause。 。。。more

Fred ，

This novel is first-class Christie。 I gobbled it up in two glorious days。 Everything I love about this woman’s literature is present and correct， as well as lots of new themes which I haven’t experienced in her previous works， and I’m confident in saying that N or M？ is one of her very best。Published in 1941， this novel is set in World War Two。 Tommy and Tuppence Beresford - now middle-aged and married with two grown-up children working in the military - are full of concerns about the global con This novel is first-class Christie。 I gobbled it up in two glorious days。 Everything I love about this woman’s literature is present and correct， as well as lots of new themes which I haven’t experienced in her previous works， and I’m confident in saying that N or M？ is one of her very best。Published in 1941， this novel is set in World War Two。 Tommy and Tuppence Beresford - now middle-aged and married with two grown-up children working in the military - are full of concerns about the global conflict， and are also feeling slightly washed out and irrelevant。 That is until they are sent to a seaside resort suspected to be the hideout of Hitler’s two most trusted English agents: N and M。 High-running drama ensues！The context of this book is fascinating in of itself:1） It was published in the midst of the conflict in which it was set， a time when nobody knew what the outcome of the war would be or how long it would last。 That societal fear permeates every other page of this narrative。 2） The title is based on a catechism from the Book of Common Prayer: ”What is your Christian name？ Answer N。 or M。” （standing for the Latin phrase， “nomen vel nomina” - originally misread as an ‘M’ due to the typography - meaning， “name or names”）。 Apart from being jokingly quoted once by Tommy， the quote’s meaning contributes little to the story。 Christie probably just thought the letters would work well as codenames for Hitler’s agents。（That being said， the Biblical story of Solomon plays a more significant role in this story - and helps Tuppence solve the mystery！）3） Post-publication， MI5 launched an investigation into Christie herself because she named one of the characters ‘Major Bletchley’， a man with a lot of inside knowledge into the war。 MI5 were concerned that Christie had inside information herself and named the character after ‘Bletchley Park’ as a mischievous hint。No。 Turned out she got stuck on a train at Bletchley and named “the least likeable character” that way for revenge。It was wonderful reading a wartime spy story from Christie; very different from her signature work。 It’s also got all the usual staples: irresistibly compelling characters （Tommy and Tuppence are wonderful）， captivating writing that keeps you hooked throughout， witty dialogue and narrative， an interesting slice of human psychology （the explanation of the ‘clifftop’ scene。。。） and a plot so brilliantly developed and solved that you’ll turn the final pages with huge satisfaction。 5 out of 5 stars。 。。。more

Patty Bird ，

Made the mistake of “reading “ the audiobook and the narrator’s thick accent made it difficult to follow。 Do not recommend audiobook unless you’re fluent in British English。

Tom Stadler ，

Tommy and Tuppence return in another spy thriller。 Written in 1941 Christie vents her frustration with the British war effort to that point， and the Governmental unwillingness to put "middle age" people to work in a useful way。 Still there is plenty of the stiff upper lip attitude of the right sort of people to bring down the nasty Nazis。 A bit of propaganda wrapped around a sufficiently convoluted plot to keep it entertaining even today with Christie's colorful description of diverse characters Tommy and Tuppence return in another spy thriller。 Written in 1941 Christie vents her frustration with the British war effort to that point， and the Governmental unwillingness to put "middle age" people to work in a useful way。 Still there is plenty of the stiff upper lip attitude of the right sort of people to bring down the nasty Nazis。 A bit of propaganda wrapped around a sufficiently convoluted plot to keep it entertaining even today with Christie's colorful description of diverse characters。 。。。more

Sharon L。 Fleming ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tommy & Tuppence are my favourite Agatha Christie characters。 I read Postern of Fate in high school and never forgot it—or them。 Took me a long time find them again。 This book seems to take a while to get going， but I love the plot and how you could reasonably suspect anyone—or everyone。 I didn’t know til I finished that it was written in 1941–before WWII had ended—which makes it truly a book of its time。 The atmosphere of suspicion and distrust， and the sense that the war was “not going well” f Tommy & Tuppence are my favourite Agatha Christie characters。 I read Postern of Fate in high school and never forgot it—or them。 Took me a long time find them again。 This book seems to take a while to get going， but I love the plot and how you could reasonably suspect anyone—or everyone。 I didn’t know til I finished that it was written in 1941–before WWII had ended—which makes it truly a book of its time。 The atmosphere of suspicion and distrust， and the sense that the war was “not going well” for England as well as the anxiety of seeing other countries in Europe fall one by one were all authentic。 The epilogue made it all worthwhile for me。 Like some people， I wish they’d been able to tell their children about what they’d done but that too was authentic。 Reminds me of The Bletchley Circle in that way。 。。。more

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