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    Partners in Crime

    Written by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

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    About this audiobook

    Six short stories from the Queen of Crime, featuring our favourite young detectives, Tommy and Tuppence.

    Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt’s International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance.

    After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 2, 2007
    ISBN9780007256983
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    Partners in Crime
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    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

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    • 4/5
      Not one of her best mysteries, but a nice little collection of loosely related T&T stories. Most cases were pretty damn predictable, which is understandable considering that Tommy and Tuppence are amateurs, like the readers (presumably); that's part of their appeal. Light-hearted and funny; and I do love Tommy and Tuppence together, I think they're adorable. It was also fun to see Christie pay tribute to other famous detectives, although I have to admit I'd heard of exactly two of the ones she mentioned: Holmes and Christie's own Poirot. Anyway, bottom line? A good, quick, fun read.
    • 3/5
      One of Dame Agatha's weaker efforts, this is basically a series of short stories featuring the Beresfords (Tommy and Tuppence). Now, I don't dislike them as much as some of AC's fans, but the essential premise (they take over a detective agency at the behest of Tommy's boss, with the intention of trapping a master-spy) is dubious, and the idea that they tackle each case in the style of a well-known fictional detective doesn't really work either. The strongest stories are "The Man in the Mist" (Father Brown) and "THe House of Lurking Death" (Hanaud) but some of the models are just too obscure nowadays - how many people will ever have heard of Thornley Colton, the Blind Problemist? One plus factor is that the relationship between the couple is well-drawn with some effective use of humour. Still, this is only really recommendable to Christie completists, and those interested in the curious tendency of Golden Age writers to indulge in self-reference - the final case is based upon AC's own Hercule Poirot!
    • 3/5
      This is my second Tommy and Tuppence book, and my oh I don't know 50th Agatha Christie book? I have to say that from my first T&T I wasn't very impressed with them or rather with Christie's espionage work. I've also come to realize that I prefer Christie's novels to her short stories. I do find the characters rather charming, T&T are very much partners and such a delightful couple to read about. In many occasion while listening to this compilation of short stories I found the solutions rather simple, and finally came to the conclusion the book is meant a parody of detective fiction, T&T detective agency name made me chuckle "Blunt's Brilliant Detectives." Christie even takes a jab at Sherlock Holmes and even her own detective Poirot. When it comes to the stories, this was an interesting compilation, my personal favorite because of the sense of parody and humor behind it was The Case of the Missing Lady. But there are some stories like The Unbreakable Alibi, that just simply left me wanting more. Overall, I would recommend this audio to those Agatha fans that simply just have to read all of her work, definitely not as an introduction to Christie.
    • 4/5
      Although there is a linking theme in this colection of short stories - the Beresford's are working for British Intelligence to thwart a foreign power, the usual - each is a gem on its own. We start a couple of years after their marriage and are granted a glimpse of what happened to Cinderella and snow white and all the other fairy tale heroines AFTER the wedding. In a word, boredom. Albert is working for them, Tommy has a civil service position, and Tuppence is addicted to buying hats. When the chance arises for her to join him in some undercover work she grabs it: the twist is she decides to approach each crime i the manner of a famous literary detective. There's Hercule Poirot of course, in a rare bit of self reference on Christie's part, and naturally Sherlock Holmes, and Father Brown and the Old Man in the Corner and many other detectivs who although popular when the stories were written back in the 20s are now forgotten completely. Not quite pastiche or spoof, more of an homage to her peers, Partners in Crime is an under-rated delight.
    • 4/5
      This novel is sort of a storycollection with a backgroundstory. Tommy and Tupence are asked to take over a detective bureau that is being used for espionage by a foreign power. While carrying out this assignment they also have to maintain the cover by solving 'real' cases.Highly entertaining. Tommy and Tuppence were always some of my favorite sleuths, but here they really come to life. The format of short adventures keeps the book from slogging down in details and keeps a high pace. You get all the clues you really need, but somehow you only rarely figure it out. Intelligent plot and execution. Also a nice edition.
    • 4/5
      Tommy and Tuppence are my favorites!!
    • 4/5
      I don't normally read short stories much but these are fantastic. Well worth seeking out. Each is in the style of another mystery writer (although I'm not well read enough to work them all out!) It is also a Tommy and Tuppence book who are my favourite Christie detectives.
    • 3/5
      A fun read ... one that suspense fans which are very familiar and knowledgeable about the genre would probably enjoy better.
    • 4/5
      Tommy and Tuppence have recently married and Tuppence is a bored housewife, but their life is about to get exciting. They've taken over the International Detective Agency and solve mystery after mystery by copying the Classic detectives: Sherlock Holmes, Hanaud, and even Hercule Poirot! This was wonderfully funny and a very quick read.
    • 5/5
      Hugh Fraser is such a wonderful reader of Agatha Christie and here, he brings the fun of Tommy and Tuppence to life as they 'play' at detectives - successfully! - in this collection of short stories from 1929. He does the voices so well - as always ... every character brought to life. I love the audio books because we get every word that Agatha wrote - the characters are so detailed because she wrote them so. Oh - and keep listening to the end ... chapter 24 is actually a bonus - an interview with Hugh Fraser!
    • 3/5
      Tommy and Tuppence are the most annoying characters Christie ever created and this book is not an exception. Here they start to run a detective agency in order to help Scotland Yard and Tommy's boss at the Secret Service catch some kind of Russian Mr Big.
    • 3/5
      Tommy and Tuppence are once again on the trail of Russian spies. They are commissioned to take over a detective agency that will be used as a front to try and trap said Russian spies. Posing as a detective and his "confidential secretary" the Beresfords take on all sorts of cases. Some are not very difficult, and Tuppence repeatedly proves herself to be the superior detective. The two go through all sorts of machinations to try and prove their importance to their clients, claiming to be called away to important cases by Scotland Yard. They also mimic the methods and habits of famous literary detectives. There are even several bows to Christie's own Poirot, as they attempt to use "the little grey cells."I must admit that Tommy and Tuppence are my least favorite of Christie's detectives. Still, a lesser Christie is still better than a good many other mysteries. Short stories rob Christie of some of her best attributes- complex character development and relationships, and that is certainly the case here. Still, while Christie's short stories are rarely as good as her novels, this volume is still worth a read.
    • 4/5
      This is a collection of short mysteries in which Tommy and Tuppence work their way through posing as detectives owning their own agency, as asked by Scotland Yard, to catch a mean suspect. Tommy and Tuppence are wonderful characters. They have great humor and love to pick on each other. I really enjoyed the teasing of each other. And this lovely couple act out different detectives for each case, based on what they know of the case. You really get a small glimps of how they see other detectives in the books.
    • 3/5
      Second Tommy and Tuppence, fun series of short stories within the framework of a bigger crime bust. A little difficult to the modern reader as each tale parodies a famous detective and I don't know who most of them are (althoug she cheekily parodies Poirot who must've only just been invented!). Enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      Six years have passed since the Beresfords began their sleuthing partnership in THE SECRET ADVERSARY. Tommy now has a desk job with the British Secret Service, and Tuppence, much to her displeasure is at home, though when the Chief of British Intelligence asks them to take over the International Detective Agency, both jump at the chance of new adventures.The fifteen stories contain parodies of fictional detectives who were well-known to readers of the 1920s. In each story Tommy and Tuppence assume the mannerisms and methods of a different detective or detective team, including Sherlock Holmes.I am told the stories contain parodies of Sherlock Holmes, John Thorndyke, Father Brown, and Hercule Poirot, but not being a reader from the 1920s I did have trouble in some stories in working out who the "original" sleuth was. There are quite good synopses of the individual stories both on the Agatha Christie site and on Wikipedia, so I won't repeat them here. The Wikipedia one in particular identifies whose methods each story is a a parody of.Interestingly, all of the short stories had been published individually between 1923 and 1928 and were then arranged in a slightly different order for the 1929 collection.I think I preferred the characterisation of Tuppence and Tommy in these stories to their first appearance in THE SECRET ADVERSARY. Tuppence in particular comes over with a mind of her own and a good sense of intuition, even if occasionally the stories are a little "twee". I also quite like her Scotland Yard detective Inspector Marriot. The stories are bound together with an overall theme of a rather vague Russian plot.They fit also with my idea that Christie often set herself tasks to achieve- in this case her challenge was to see if she could adopt the styles of other popular crime fiction writers, and to use the icons they used.I regret that I did not manage to read these stories in the correct time frame, that is in the 1929 slot, between THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY and THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE.
    • 5/5
      Super... Huge Fraser is amazing. I love Tommy and Tuppence