Jordyn rated The Secret Adversary: 4 stars
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young, in love… and flat broke. Just after Great War, there are few …
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Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young, in love… and flat broke. Just after Great War, there are few …
1st third: Somewhat tedious in the way Victorian novels can be
2nd third: Extremely compelling in the way a well-spooled romance can be
3rd third: Disappointing in the way an elaborate, drawn-out denouement can be
One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor, has a heart attack onstage during a production of "King Lear." Jeevan …
Axiom's End is a 2020 science fiction novel by American writer Lindsay Ellis. Set in 2007, the novel is about …
The tedious literary cadence and sociological biases of the era notwithstanding, it's clear this book influenced many of my favorite mystery authors. Gotta give props where props is due, no?
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help. Upon …
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Set in the summer of 1917 in an Essex country estate, the story follows the war-wounded Captain Arthur Hastings to …
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The distant future war continues! Old man Prophet is awake now and searching across the universe for old allies that …
On distant future Earth, changed by time and alien influence, John Prophet awakens from cryosleep. His mission: to climb the …
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“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in …