Partners in Crime

I liked the general premise of this collection–Tommy and Tuppence running a detective agency. I found the references to old detective novels confusing, mostly because I am not familiar with them and some have not remained popular over time. However, I like the duo and their spunk is refreshing.

Not-so-engaging and perhaps confusing stories of Tommy and Tuppence. My main problem with this book is that I think Christie's detailed narrative does not suit a short story format, which makes the reader clueless and doesn't have enough time to enjoy the story. In addition, I couldn't understand most of the references the author was making. Perhaps this book is reserved for only loyal fans who read all of Christie's books.

I hadn't read this one before! I thought I have read all of Agatha, but there's still surprises :-)
Nice

I like this. It's a collection of short stories of Tommy and Tuppence's adventures as private detectives, fitted in a frame story. Very well done. It's your usual Agatha quality, meaning, it's very easy to read, entertaining, intriguing, not too hard, not too easy. Of course, there's a lot of things that will come up in Agatha Christie's other stories and books, but nothing disturbing - to me, at least.

A Tommy and Tuppence book with charming short stories. I don't think that the Tommy and Tuppence books are the best Agatha Christie has written, but it is fun. Some of the stories in this book have a Wodehousian touch to it. Some of them are witty but all of the stories are far fetched.
Provides a few hours of light reading and that's ok.

3.5/5 - Light hearted and fun short story collection, Tommy and Tuppence are always a delight on the page. Does this collection of short stories have some of Agatha Christie's most intricate plot lines? No. Are they a cozy read? Yes!

Never thought I would say this, but bad Christie. Dated and paper-thin.

A este libro le he dado tantas largas, el apodo de Prudence no me termino de gustar, pero fue bastante divertida las formas ocurrentes de este matrimonio de resolver sus casos, usando referencias de como ellos dicen grandes detectives de la literatura.

Me hubiera gustado leer también sobre esos supuestos fracasos pienso que le hubiera dado más emoción o realismo a la serie de casos de los Beresford.

It was solidly okay. I'm not one for short stories, and this one was a series of cases (short stories) that worked within a framework of a larger case/story arc. The attempt at something a little different in terms of a detective novel is respectable, but it didn't light my fire.

It is all very well to want things to happen-they might not be pleasant things.




“If you must be Sherlock Holmes,” she observed, “I'll get you a nice little syringe and a bottle labelled Cocaine, but for God's sake leave that violin alone.”