Set during World War II, Agatha Christie s riveting novel in her Tommy and Tuppence series follows the unlikely espionage agents as they pursue a pair of Nazi spies who have murdered Britain s top agent now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS. World War II is raging, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces a sinister threat from "the enemy within" Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. With pressure mounting, the intelligence service appoints two improbable spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their ...
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Set during World War II, Agatha Christie s riveting novel in her Tommy and Tuppence series follows the unlikely espionage agents as they pursue a pair of Nazi spies who have murdered Britain s top agent now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS. World War II is raging, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces a sinister threat from "the enemy within" Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. With pressure mounting, the intelligence service appoints two improbable spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman from among the colorful guests at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is far from an easy stroll along the promenade N and M have just murdered Britain's finest agent and no one can be trusted."
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This is the 4th of 5 Tommy and Tuppence
books by Christie. It is interesting because
it reveals attitudes and fears of the British
population during WWII. Provides a nice
'prequel' to the 5th book, 'Postern of Fate'.
