By Agatha Christie
During this "hilarious burlesque of detective fiction" (New York Times), Tommy and Tuppence Beresford undertake the equipment and manners of each significant literary detective from Hercule Poirot to Sherlock Holmes to piece jointly an more and more complicated sequence of delightfylly different-and deadly-misdeeds.
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Extra resources for Tommy Beresford & Tuppence Cowley, Book 2, Partners in Crime
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You can see with half a glance what his 30 Partners in Crime family needs. Some good red blood in it. Janet will be the making of him. She’ll look after him like a mother, ease down the cocktails and the night clubs and make him lead a good healthy country gentleman’s life. ’ Tuppence opened the door of the adjoining office and Tommy followed her. A tall girl with lovely auburn hair, and a pleasant face, put down the steaming kettle in her hand, and turned with a smile that disclosed an even row of white teeth.
Can you hang on here? Search all the rooms – that will take some time. Try and get an interview with the old bird – Lady Laura – but don’t alarm her. Tell her you suspect the parlourmaid. But whatever you do don’t let her leave the house. I’m going off in the car. ’ ‘All right,’ said Tuppence. ‘But don’t be too cocksure. You’ve forgotten one thing. ‘The girl. There’s something funny about that girl. Listen, I’ve found out the time she started from the house this morning. It took her two hours to get to our office.
He pointed to the bottom shelf of the cupboard. On it lay a somewhat futuristic dressing-gown, a turkish slipper, and a violin. ‘Obvious, my dear Watson,’ said Tuppence. ‘Exactly,’ said Tommy. ’ He took up the violin and drew the bow idly across the strings, causing Tuppence to give a wail of agony. At that moment the buzzer rang on the desk, a sign that a client had arrived in the outer office and was being held in parley by Albert, the office boy. Tommy hastily replaced the violin in the cupboard and kicked the books behind the desk.