Title: Partners in Crime
Author: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Publisher: HarperAudio
Length:
Approximately 6 hours and 56 minutes
Source: Checked
out with Libby through the Kewaunee Public Library. Thank-you!
Do you have a favorite crime solving or fighting
duo? This was my first Tommy and Tuppence
novel, but it won’t be my last. They
were a witty detective duo that I greatly enjoyed. They reminded me of Nick and Nora from the
Thin man movies.
#ReadChristie2023 is focusing on murders and methods
in Agatha Christie novels. The prompt
for February was the use of blunt objects and the book pick was Partners in Crime. In Partners in Crime, Tommy and Tuppence have
been asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency and they jump at
the chance. The agency has been a cover
for spies. They solve the mysteries that come in as they wait for the
spymasters to show themselves. Tommy
finds inspiration from the master detectives of history including Sherlock Holmes
and Hercule Poirot. I loved his mangled
violin playing as he tried to channel Sherlock Holmes. The book is a series of short story mysteries
that the two solve. They were
interesting and hilarious. I loved the repartee
between Tommy and Tuppence.
There are only five Tommy and Tuppence novels and this
is the second one. I was intrigued to
learn that Tommy and Tuppence are the only Christie characters that age over
time. They start young with one of her
first novels, The Secret Adversary in 1922 and end as an old couple in Postern
of Fate in 1973. This definitely makes
me want to read all of these novels.
Partners in Crime came out in 1929 so Tommy and Tuppence are still a
young couple. It was funny to me though
that Agatha Christie was already including her creation of Hercule Poirot in
the pantheon of great detectives in this book.
My favorite story in this collection was The House of
Lurking Death which was a case of poisoning.
The Man in the Mist involved murder with a blunt object as per the
prompt for February. It was a clever
case. I enjoyed all of the stories.
Hugh Fraser was a good narrator for this audiobook.
I read and reviewed this one also! I am participating in the Read Christie challenge too. Wasn't it a fun read? They are such a cute couple with their banter back and forth. I thought The House of Lurking Death was great. Good review :)
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I can't get this to show my info...just anonymous. I commented a bit ago from Shellie @ShellieLovesBooks...we both reviewed this one for the Historical Fiction Challenge. Anyway, not sure why it wouldn't show who I was!
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