Partners in Crime

The first time I read Tommy and Tuppence, about 30 years ago, they were my least favorite Agatha Christie characters. However, when I reread this book recently, I loved it. It is a collection of short stories about cases handled by T & T, each one mimicking the style of other fictional sleuths. Some of the clues and solutions to the mysteries were brilliant. The one in which their clerk Albert lassoes the bad guy made me laugh out loud, nearly scaring my cat off the back of the couch. I absolutely loved the one about the clergyman's daughter whose inherited fortune was mixed up with potatoes. Christie takes ordinary events and everyday occurrences and turns them into imagined fantasies. All of the stories are puzzles, of course, challenging you to try to figure out the solution. None of them contain graphic violence, irrelevant sex, or profanity. Great entertainment.

My oldest daughter started checking out Agatha Christie novels from the library. She says they are cool. She left a couple books in the van last week. I brought them in and started reading Partners in Crime. Partners in Crime is a collection of short stories tied together with an overall story arc. The partners are a husband and wife team who solve mysteries. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are asked by the Secret Service to take over a detective agency in an effort to flush out a master spy. The Beresfords agree. As detectives they have several adventures. Every chapter or couple chapters has a single mystery. With the last chapter being when they capture the master spy that no one else had been able to get a handle on. The stories take place in the early 1900's in England. The mysteries happen at various locations and different levels of society. I figure my daughter is learning a little bit of history as she reads these stories. They are fun. If you haven't read an Agatha Christie book before, this is a good place to start.

I think the other reviewers have pretty much summed the book up. It's really a delight to read. The characters are hilarious and the plot exciting. I only wish that there were more Tommy and Tuppence books by Agatha Christie. I think I've read them all, and they're the only Christie books I can get into.

This is one of Christie's best efforts. Every story moves smoothly and is satisfying throughout til their expert conclusions. I really like her Tommy and Tuppence books. It's too bad she only wrote 5 of them, but this one I think is her finest. The 2 meld well together and even argue delightfully. A must addition to any Agatha collection. You will not be disappointed.

When I read this reader's opinion of Partners in Crime, I agreed 100%! Very well put! An excellent book - I immediatley went to the library after reading this book to check out another Tommy and Tuppence novel, but it seems that in the other Tommy and Tuppence novels with the exception of The Secret Adversary, Tommy and Tuppence are middle aged. One of the reasons I enjoyed Partners in Crime so much is their lively youth, not to mention the romance, excitement, and humor!