The secret adversary

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English language

Published Aug. 6, 2011 by Ulverscroft.

ISBN:
978-1-4448-0280-1
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OCLC Number:
751805201

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3 stars (1 review)

Tommy and Tuppence, two young people flat broke and out of work, are restless for excitement. They embark on a daring business scheme - Young Adventurers, Ltd. - 'Willing to do anything, go anywhere'. But their first assignment, for the shady Mr Whittington, draws them into a sinister political conspiracy, and under the eye of the elusive, ruthless Mr Brown, they find themselves plunged into more danger than they ever imagined ...

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3 stars

Entertaining, but appalling stereotyping even by 1920s standards. All the minor villains are almost comically unoriginal, a bunch of foreign communists with low brows, small eyes and harsh accents. The main characters are more sympathetic, but only slightly more interesting, especially in the first half of the book. But points added back on for the locked room mystery, I really liked that.

Subjects

  • Tommy Beresford (Fictitious character)
  • Fiction
  • Tuppence Beresford (Fictitious character)