The Secret Adversary
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Where The Secret Adversary sits
- Series
- Book 1 of Tommy and Tuppence. See all Tommy and Tuppence books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- Partners in Crime
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against agathachristie.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of the Tommy and Tuppence series. (agathachristie.com; read November 6, 2026)
Tommy and Tuppence ... The Secret Adversary
- Next book
- Book 2 is Partners in Crime. (agathachristie.com; read November 6, 2026)
The Secret Adversary ... Partners in Crime
What The Secret Adversary is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- After the Great War, with work hard to find, old friends Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley meet again in London, both short of money. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
The Great War is over and jobs are scarce ... run into each other in London
- On a whim they go into business together as The Young Adventurers. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
On a whim, they decide to start a business ... The Young Adventurers
Topics in this book
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Genres
- Detective and mystery stories
- Detective fiction
- Domestic fiction
Topics
- Married people
- Private investigators
- Tommy Beresford
- Tuppence Beresford
- Women detectives
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Tommy and Tuppence
5 books listed so far
- Book 2: Partners in Crime
- Book 3: N or M?
- Book 4: By the Pricking of My Thumbs
- Book 5: Postern of Fate
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