Hersheimer, an American millionaire who funds T&T’s search for his cousin Jane, who had survived the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania while holding a diplomatic pouch passed to her by a man. But Christie always drew me back in, partly because the supporting cast is colorful.Ī standout is Julius P. Brown.” While I was never bored, I admit that I was a bit lost at times. “The Secret Adversary” doesn’t have a ton of characters, but all of their motives and interests are mysterious – and one of them could be the titular “Mr. Still, I’ll be happy to read more about the couple.
However, the dance reaches a definite resolution on the final page, perhaps because Christie couldn’t be sure she’d get to write more T&T novels. Or Tommy reacts a little too strongly to Julius’ expressed desire to marry Tuppence. Christie engages in what modern TV writers call “the dance.” Made famous by “Moonlighting,” it’s the idea that two people who are meant to be together won’t actually get together thus, the audience keeps tuning in.Ĭhristie plays the dance nicely, with cute moments where we see they love each other as the character himself/herself utterly fails to convince a listener that they are merely friends. Playing out ‘the dance’Īlso slowing down the plot (in an enjoyable way) is the question of their romantic interest toward one another.
In an example of an author going meta long before “meta” was a term, T&T are driven in part by what they’ve learned in dime-store novels. The personalities of Tommy and especially Tuppence make that impossible it’s almost a jittery read as the first-time detectives excitedly work through and think through their case. I rank it a bit lower than Christie’s elite work because the plot is slow to progress.
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