![]() ![]() A unique take on a murder mystery, it is definitely one of the best books by Agatha Christie. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. ![]() Thus begins The Mystery of the Blue Train, a story set on a mode of transport. When millionaire heiress Ruth Kettering embarks on a clandestine journey to rendezvous with the infamous Comte de la Roche, she has no way of knowing that she will arrive at Nice with her face battered beyond recognition, for with her on the carriage are also concealed the famed Heart of Fire ruby and her soon-to-be-murderer. They are looking for jobs after the Great War and randomly decide to embark on a daring business scheme ‘The Young Adventurers’. Tommy and Tuppence are two young spies of the British government, tied by a deep feeling but above all by the ability to understand and complete each other. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (1922)Īgatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary is the first book in the Tommy and Tuppence mystery series. Everyone has a motive here, red herrings run rampant, and only endearing Poirot has the mind designed to untangle the lies from the truth.Īdd to Cart: Amazon | Bookshop | Audible 2. It’s a classic, murder mystery with lots of intrigues and uncertainty. The two men get caught up in a murder investigation when the woman hosting Hastings-the same woman who sponsored Poirot’s leave of Belgium-is found poisoned in her bed. Poirot, the slightly arrogant and ever-watchful Belgian refugee during the Great War, happens to be staying in the same village as his old friend, Arthur Hastings, a soldier on sick leave. ![]()
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