The Secret Adversary & N or M?

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook

The Secret Adversary

From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo—now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS.

Tommy and Tuppence are young, in love… and flat broke. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd.—"willing to do anything, go anywhere." But they get more than they bargained for when their first assignment for the sinister Mr. Whittington draws them into a diabolical conspiracy.

It isn’t long before they find themselves plunged into more danger than they ever could have imagined—a danger that could put an abrupt end to their business…and their lives.

N or M?

Set during the dark days of World War II, Agatha Christie’s N or M? puts two most unlikely espionage agents, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, on the trail of a pair of Nazi spies who have murdered Britain’s top agent.

World War II is raging, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces a sinister threat from “the enemy within”—Nazis posing as ordinary citizens.

With pressure mounting, the intelligence service appoints two improbable spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman from among the colorful guests at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is far from an easy stroll along the promenade—N and M have just murdered Britain’s finest agent and no one can be trusted.

©1922, 1941 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Your Basic Wonderful Agatha!

Both plots were typical of Agatha Christie, back and forth, up and down, with numerous surprises along the way. In never tire of reading her.

Agatha Christie remains the Queen of Mystery years after her death

Tommy & Tuppence are vastly overshadowed by Hercule Poirot and (my personal favorite) Miss Marple, Christie’s legendary sleuths and despite being a rabid Christie fan I have long avoided the handful of stories in which they appear.

I avoided them simply because their cutesy names with the “T” alliteration and my tendency to dislike mysteries featuring married couples turned me off from so much as giving the tales a cursory chance.

I was not about to get fictionally involved with a sleuthing couple named Tommy and Tuppence, thanks.

I accidentally purchased the first title as part of a sale & was horrified and embarrassed to realize I should’ve had more faith in Christie as a writer, especially since I had ample evidence of her writing skills.

Cleverly done with twists and turns and numerous red herrings, Tommy and Tuppence will never replace Miss Marple in my heart, but they are compelling characters I wish I’d given a chance sooner.

More fun from Dame Agatha And Dashing Hugh Fraser

Always lovely to be read to sleep by the actor who played Poirot’s friend Hastings.

Interesting mysteries told masterfully!

Really enjoyed the 2nd story narrated by the always excellent Hugh Fraser. Especially appreciated the WWII setting.

The acting and writing

I love the values and characters—very sophisticated compared with the oversimplified plots that sometimes prevail

Great performance.

Great story. Great characters a fun read.  Always like Agatha Christie.  it’s like a little time capsule. The end. Thanks…

I do enjoy the Tommy and Tuppence stories

“N or M?” has long been one of my favorite Agatha Christie mysteries! “The Secret Adversary” is a good story, too.

Hugh Fraser is great!

I love Agatha Christie in any media. This audio book was just awesome, Hugh Fraser has great vocals and such a deep connection to the Queen of Mystery. I have already placed additional titles narrated by Fraser in my library.

Two great Christie books, excellent narrator

Tommy & Tuppence books aren't my favorite Christie characters, but they are an enjoyable pair. I actually liked them even more in N or M? than I did in The Secret Adversary. N or M? is now my favorite T&T novel. As always, Hugh Fraser is a wonderful narrator.

Amazing narration. Very good stories!!

I loved this narrator on another audiobook of two Christie stories, and searched for some more. I chose two I had never read before, and was acquainted for the first time with the Tommy and Tuppens series. I love both that couple and the plots, the first story’s plot perhaps better than the second’a. And the narration is simply perfect.