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基本信息·出版社：HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
·页码：304 页
·出版日期：2001年01月
·ISBN：0007111452
·条形码：9780007111459
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Tommy & Tuppence Chronology
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This atmospheric story, set during WW2, finds the now mature Tommy and Tuppence Beresford doing what they do best—having an adventure. These two unlikely spies help to defend their country by trying to rout out two highly placed Fifth Columnists. When Tommy is asked by the British Intelligence Service to go and stay at the Sans Souci guest house he is astonished to see Tuppence there. The mission: to identify which of the other guests is N and which is M....
编辑推荐 From Library Journal Middle-aged Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, too old to fight and too young to knit, are dismayed to find out that the British government of World War II has little interest in their detecting and spy-catching abilities. Then, almost incidentally, they are asked to spot a traitor, believed to be living at a rural guesthouse. But the place is full of harmless eccentrics: elderly ladies, retired military men, a hypochondriac and his colorless wife, a young mother, and a German refugee. The Beresfords invent personalities and elaborate traps, identify the imposter, and prevent an invasion. The strengths of this Christie "cozy" are the exuberant charm, intelligence, and enthusiasms of the central characters. Middle-aged they may be, but inside Tommy and Tuppence are still the same young adventurers who chased criminals and spies in post-Great War London. James Warwick does a highly competent, nicely unobtrusive job of reading this title, which is likely to be popular with fans of golden age mysteries. Recommended for moderate to large public libraries. I. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA
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--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. From AudioFile This mystery classic, even among Christie's oeuvre, will be a treat for listeners who appreciate the high camp of Christie's idiosyncratic characters and her careful plotting. A cryptic message sets the duo of Tommy and Tuppence Beresford off after a master spy settled in a seaside English village. James Warwick, who has played Tommy for TV and film, sets the atmosphere of menace and suspicion surrounding the "fifth column" of German espionage. Warwick's overplaying of the minor characters makes the story seem too staged. The variety of accents just gets in his way, and he can't seem to fully engage listeners. All the grand heroism and disguises are entertaining, nonetheless, but there are better Christie capers. R.F.W. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine--
Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. Saturday Review of Literature Engaging characters, bright dialogue...and plenteous thrills. Good hunting.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition. 专业书评 #REF!
