{"product_id":"partners-in-crime-9780593688717","title":"Partners in Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eTommy and Tuppence, Agatha Christie's bantering pair of 1920s bright young things, solve mysteries together as a pair of newlyweds in this delightful collection of linked short stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTommy Beresford and Tuppence Crowley, after their first foray into amateur crime-solving in Christie's earlier novel \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Adversary\u003c\/i\u003e, are now happily married to each other--but both are finding the settled life a little boring. When the opportunity arises to go undercover disguised as professional detectives, the newlyweds seize the chance. While helping Scotland Yard infiltrate a ring of international spies, they also take on every chance client who comes through the door. In the process, they succeed in recovering a stolen pink pearl, finding out who poisoned a box of chocolates, and tracing how a murderer vanished into thin air on a golf course, among other thrilling adventures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAGATHA CHRISTIE (1890-1976) was born in Devon, England. She wrote more than 70 books and 150 short stories, as well as works for stage and screen. Her novel \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e is considered the world's bestselling mystery novel, and her play \u003ci\u003eThe Mousetrap\u003c\/i\u003e is the longest-running play in London theater history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer\u003c\/b\u003e LAURA THOMPSON is the author of \u003ci\u003eAgatha Christie: A Mysterious Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for biography. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed biography of Nancy Mitford, \u003ci\u003eLife in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eThe Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878010556690,"sku":"9780593688717","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44ca981c-70eb-40f6-a256-0ce14259751f.jpg?v=1738234766","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/partners-in-crime-9780593688717","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}