{"product_id":"the-secret-adversary-9780525565093","title":"The Secret Adversary","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe novel that introduced Tommy and Tuppence, a bantering pair of 1920s bright young things who solve a mystery together while falling for each other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Great War is over and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence \"Tuppence\" Cowley, who were friends before the war, run into each other in London and discover they are both equally short of money and opportunities. On a whim, they decide to start a business, advertising themselves as \"The Young Adventurers.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir first job leads them into a series of increasingly dangerous situations involving international spies, a society beauty, a Russian count, the wreck of the \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e, an amnesia patient, an American millionaire, and a fiendishly clever arch-criminal known only as \"Mr. Brown.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the time the dust settles, all the puzzle pieces have been fitted together--and the young couple have realized their feelings for each other and have become engaged.\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 seventy 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662197788946,"sku":"9780525565093","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2df9aa18-76e4-4244-9a44-8969456a0e9f.jpg?v=1771333671","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secret-adversary-9780525565093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}