![]() If I knew more about detective fiction, I would likely appreciate “Partners in Crime” more, but it is accessible even if the depth of your knowledge only extends to Sherlock Holmes/Watson and Christie’s own Poirot/Hastings (who are cheekily referenced early on and then referenced as real people in this world later on). In the meantime, though, T&T get to solve real cases and make some dough. Blunt and his confidential secretary, Miss Robinson.Ĭhief Carter, from the secret service (where Tommy has a low-level job), sets them up with this borderline-legitimate agency as a way to catch an international criminal in the last of the 14 shorts (spread over 23 chapters, as some cover two chapters). The couple solves cases from their offices at the International Detective Agency in London, pretending to be Mr. ![]() I personally would select a Poirot or Marple book first, but for who they are, I don’t dislike T&T. ![]() ![]() ![]() A quippy coupleīlending “Thin Man”-style quips between Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, a boatload of references to other fictional detectives, and cases that lean toward the simpler side, “Partners in Crime” is a series of snacks rather than a hearty meal. Agatha Christie returns to her husband-and-wife sleuths from 1922’s “The Secret Adversary” with the episodic short-story collection “Partners in Crime” (1929), a light batch of cutesy mysteries that originally appeared in magazines. ![]()
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