The Secret Adversary
- 254
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Secret Adversary” is Christie in high spirits, closer to a spy adventure than to a detective puzzle, with a touch of romance. Two young people blunder into an international conspiracy, and suspicion about who is behind it keeps shifting. Some readers find the plot disjointed, as it jumps between the pair and in time; some do not share its political outlook. A light introduction to Tommy and Tuppence.
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About the book
The Secret Adversary is the second published mystery novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by John Lane at The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $1.75.
Reading order · Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries
Full order & progress →- The Secret AdversaryThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 226 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 35 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 191 | 85% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Secret Adversary?
It has 254 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Classics.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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