The Secret Adversary. 1958, 2nd edition. SCARCE Agatha Christie.

The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie.

Hardback, name inside, minor staining, with dust jacket, chipped, scuffed, creased, and closed tears to edges.

Famous early Christie.

Publisher: Bodley Head, London, 1958, 2nd UK edition. VERY SCARCE

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin.