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Summary: A definitive classic from the queen of mystery
Review: I first read this novel years ago--in fact, it was the first Christie novel I read. Thanks to By the Pricking of My Thumbs, I have been a "Christie-o-phile" ever sense. Filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and the delightful banter of sleuths Tuppence and Tommy, this is a must read, not only for first-time readers wishing to enter Agatha Christie's realm, but also for avid fans looking for a return read.
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Summary: I'm going to buy it right now!
Review: I first started reading this as a book report and didn't want to read it. Then I finally read it: This book is great for any type of reader. Whether you have not read a book in a while or read all the time, this book will suit you. The plot is so interesting you never want to put the book down. It might be a little hard to follow at first but once you begin reading, you will fully understand it. The characters are very captivating because many main characters in books are not elderly. The characters in this book are always connected with the plot and doing something to solve the problem. Your interest level might be very small at first but when you come to the end of the book you won't want to put it down. This book is very nicely put together. The ending is completely unexpected and makes it even more interesting. Once you read this book once you will never stop reading it.
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Summary: I am still reeling!
Review: I hate to be so repetative of the many other reviews on here, but I am in agreement with most of you by saying that this is probably the most chilling novel Agatha Christie wrote in her whole career. It starts off with a batty old woman in a nursing home who askes Tuppence Beresford a very odd question. "Was it your baby?" Mrs. Lancaster asks, asking her if her child was buried in the fireplace. After leaving the nursing home, Tommy and Tuppence discover that some relative (or guardian) has whisked her away to another nursing home without giving a forwarding address. This sets Tuppence off on a quest to find Mrs. Lancaster and her guardian,but discovers along the way a very tangled web of gangs, murders, thefts and attacks. The funny thing about this book is that you might feel sorry for the culperate. There is a deep psycological root as to why all these things happened. This perhaps is the most chilly thing of all.
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Summary: another excellent tommy and tuppence mystery .
Review: i read this book a year ago when i was in 7th grade and it was just excellent. i am a great fan of agatha christie's books and i like all her detectives - hercule poirot, miss marple, tommy and tuppence. i like tommy and tuppence mysteries because it's so energetic. it's very different from poirot or miss marple who just hears the story, finds clues - mostly psychological - and solve the crime. Tommy and Tuppence actually run around, make a lota mistakes, etc. etc. fun to read. and i loved this book because it was very strange yet creative begging --> because of what tuppence heard an old lady asking a weird question, they get mixed up in a wEird mystery. like all her novels, this one also has UnexpecTed ending.. and.. i don't see why some ppl don't follow the plot. it's pErFectly clEAr.. and it just happens i can kinda guess the plot even if it's supposed to be "unexpected", when u read her novel a lot.. well, I highly recommend this one who's looking for some break from our lovely Poirot or Miss marple.
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Summary: Very good and interesting!
Review: Okay I'm only 13 and I didn't find this book confusing at all. So I'm surprised some adults found it hard to follow. I thought it was really good and the ending surprised me. I recommend this book to everyone!
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Summary: Tommy and Tuppence In Their Most Chilling Adventure
Review: Shakespeare said it first in his classic Macbeth--"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." And wicked is definitely the key to the mystery the charming Beresfords get involved in this time. It all begins with a visit to the Sunny Ridge nursing home to call on Tommy's elderly Aunt Ada. While there, Tuppence meets another guest, a Mrs. Lancaster, who startles Tuppence by asking "Was it your poor child?" Mrs. Lancaster is apparently referring to the body of a child concealed behind a fireplace. A few weeks later Aunt Ada dies and when Tommy and Tuppence go to collect her things, they discover that Mrs. Lancaster has given Ada a painting of a pink house by a canal that is hauntingly familiar to Tuppence. Mrs. Lancaster has also been mysteriously whisked away from the nursing home by relatives who left no forwarding address. A rowboat added to the painting by someone other than the artist, a nursing home murder, a grave with no body, and a letter in a secret compartment are some of the clues that lead to the uncovering of crimes both old and new. This is on-the-edge-of-your-seat excitement from a master storyteller and you probably will want to read it all in one sitting. Mrs. Christie dedicated this book to readers around the world who kept writing and asking her what had become of Tommy and Tuppence. How nice to know that although they have reached their middle-ages they still have unquenchable spirit.
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Summary: Tommy and Tuppence visit Aunt Ada and....
Review: stumble upon yet another sinister criminal network. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, first introduced as young adventures in post WWI England (THE SECRET ADVERSARY) have appeared from time to time as since: as young marrieds (PARTNERS IN CRIME), then as middle aged parents of grown children (M OR N?) and now somewhat older but still active. The story opens as the Beresfords decide to pay a duty call on Tommy's rather difficult Aunt Ada. Tuppence is banished by the old lady and retreats to the nursing home's sitting room where she meets another old woman, Mrs. Lancaster. The two chat quite happily for a while until the old lady asks Tuppence "Was it your poor child?". Even allowing for the older woman's age and possible senility Tuppence finds the whole thing rather unsettling. Still weeks pass and the whole matter begins to be forgotten until, while settling Aunt Ada's affairs after her death, Tuppence finds herself again dealing with Mrs. Lancaster. This time though, it is the woman's absence rather than her presence that is disturbing. Soon Tuppence, in her typical manner, is hot on the trail with Tommy in pursuit, in his typical manner. As always, Albert is there to keep an eye on the pair. Christie made the decision to age this pair of sleuths more or less in 'real-time', they were in their early to mid twenties in the opening books (written in the mid to late 1920's), mid to late forties during WWII and seem to be about 60 in this 1968 novel. This marks a departure from her treatment of Poirot and Miss Marple who age very little from their first appearance to their last. It is always good to see this delightful pair and find out what they have been up to. The plot of the novel is very much in keeping with the ones before, and, like all Christie novels the clues are all fairly laid out for the reader to follow. Of course there is the 'Christie twist' at the end that the reader never saw coming. Like many of her later works, this one is rather sinister as opposed to the light hearted romps of her earlier works. Still, I gave this one four stars not five because I felt it dragged a bit at times. Perhaps Tommy and Tuppence would have been more at home in the action packed madcap
adventures of their earlier books despite their advancing years. I know that I would have been.
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Summary: I thought the ending ended too abrubtly.
Review: The book was interesting although confusing and some points. There were too many characters to keep up with. I didn't know what the main conflict in the book was. The ended ended too abrubtly. The end was stupid unless I missed something along the way while I was reading.
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Summary: Something wicked this way comes
Review: This has to be my favourite of all the five T&T books. And they're all damn good! This one is slightly unusual (well, most of Christie's books have something a little unusual in them, to set them apart from all the others.) in that we are not even certain there is anything to investigate, almost all the way through the book. There are practically no bodies, only the shady disappearance of an old lady, which could very well all be exaplained quite rationally. Nonetheless, not only is this her best T&T, it is one of her best full stop. The duo may not have quite as much youthful vigour as they did in the first three novels (they are much older now) but their spirit is still there, and the way Tuppence goes haring off across the country on a mere unfounded suspicion is quite typical of them in their younger days! The characters are good, and the plot is very original, with a solution you will NOT be able to guess. The very nature of the solution comes as a great shock to the reader, as it's completely unexpected. (It's rather similar in style to "Crooked House"'s solution.) A great, disturbing, malevolent evil is uncovered from undera guise you will never expect. As with all the best CHristie books, the ending shocks more than most. The entire novel, in fact, carries an underlying tone of omnipresent evil, foreboding and fear, which serves to create a wonderful atmosphere, for what is one of her most perfect stories. A definite must-read.
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Summary: haunting work
Review: This Tommy and Tuppence adventure will stay with you a long time because of it's chilling conclusion; really, one of Christie's most creepy and disturbing villians. Multilayered plot keeps getting more and more involving, as once more, Tuppence goes off on a hunch, and naturally, lands smack dab in the middle of trouble. Again.
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