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I love Tommy and Tuppance they are so cheerful 😊

Another Christie book, this time with Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. These are short stories, but interlinked. I hadn't heard of these husband and wife detectives by Christie. I watched a few of the TV episodes I could find. I would definitely read more with Tommy and Tuppence.

I loved this Tommy & Tuppence novel! I love their funny banter, & this one saw them make references to other fictional detectives, including Sherlock & Poirot. Short stories connected by a bigger mystery—T & T are asked by Mr. Carter to run a detective agency to help catch a group of criminals. These 2 are quickly becoming my favorite Christie detectives—maybe even above Miss Marple.

#ScarathlonDailyPrompt from the Queen of #Crime herself
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Another collection of short stories, this one featuring married couple Tommy and Tuppence. They're very fun, the characters have a great dynamic, and the misteries are quite varied.

I don't read short story collections by Agatha Christie as a rule. I ended up reading this one almost unwittingly. Likemost short story collections, it was a mixed bag. Tommy and Tuppence open up a detective agency and taking inspiration from various classic fictional detectives proceed to solve miscellaneous cases. I didn't know most of the fictional characters but the playful banter between Tommy and Tuppence was fun, nonetheless.

Inching closer to catching up on #agathachristieclubr2. I really enjoyed this one - Tommy and Tuppence are so fun, I loved the banter, the playfulness, the clever resolutions!

Honestly, not a great reading week for my #bookreport. Outsider was fantastic. I read about 100pgs of One Paris Summer before bailing - despite reading other Swank books before & enjoying them, this one was just FULL of spoiled, whiny, bratty teenagers & I COULD NOT deal with them. Acceptable Risk was an ARC, so I reread Collateral Damage. It had been just long enough for me to forget details but not long enough to forget what actually ⬇

This was so much fun! Tommy and Tuppence are just the right amount of bubbly and clever for me to find them fun rather than irritating. Each story in this collection parodies a different detective, but you don‘t need to get the parody to enjoy the story. Hugh Fraser reads the audio and is perfect, especially because the last story parodies Hercule Poirot 😂

I was way behind with this one, but finished it. I do like the Tommy and Tuppence series. 😊#agathachristie #agathachristieclubR2

4. Each story in the collection alludes to a famous detective. Were you familiar with all of them? Did you enjoy any more than others?

Bonus question: can you see anything besides an iPhone when you look at that box of chocolates in the picture?

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3. Do you enjoy Tommy and Tuppence as a married couple, vs. their first appearance as friends? What differences do you see in their relationship? #agathachristieclubR2

2. Which story was your favorite of the collection? #agathachristieclubR2

I'm so far behind in most aspects of my life so here are some #agathachristieclubR2 questions for July!

As always, please tag others who have already commented to keep the conversation going, and please check the rest of the questions beyond this first post!

1. Did you like this collection? Why or why not? Did you think it worked together as a whole?

I didn‘t read the first book in this series, but that didn‘t matter. This was basically a bunch of short stories and separate mysteries in one book. They also mentioned a lot of famous literary detectives including Poirot! I only knew 2, Sherlock and Poirot. My favorite was when they were calling Hastings the clueless sidekick 😂😂😂

#AgathaChristieClubR2

When the writer‘s characters in one novel try to impersonate those in another... 🤣
#myyearwithagatha

Another ebook from Hoopla. They‘ve quite a few by AC. #myyearwithagatha

I was quite impressed with this collection of short stories. While the mysteries are the main element of each story, the book as a whole is very different from AC‘s other works that I‘ve read so far. The eponymous Mr. Quin is a mystery unto himself. He and Mr. Satterthwaite are a delightful duo. Loved them both and I highly recommend this book. The audiobook narrated by Hugh Fraser does not disappoint. 5/5â­�ï¸�

I made some decent progress on both of these books today. Looking forward to more reading tomorrow!#24b4monday #readathon

I‘ve gone with a French book for this one, but it‘s also to do with love of course....

I bought this in the vintage section in Pages of Hackney on the #londonbookshopcrawl.

#letempsdelamour

#maymoviemagic

I am in love with Tommy and Tuppence. They‘re charming and funny and I wish Agatha Christie had written more than just five.

I think this is the first book in years I've got from the library and actually finished

It was a very fun book but I wasnt expecting the short story format.

It started off exciting and I couldnt stop turning pages but then it started getting samey.

My favourite was the haunted house

This made me laugh out loud. Sherlock cant always be right with these tricks

I'm about to start reading this book. I've only ever read Agatha Christies with Poirot before but I picked this up at the library

Clever short story collection. Second in the Tommy & Tuppence collection.

It is quite warm in our neck of the woods. My kids wanted to go to the pool. I knew the water would be too cold for my liking so I said sure and grabbed my book.

After I finish reading The Girl with the Red Balloon along with the #BigLibraryRead I‘ll dive into these cozies perfect for the season. #libraryhaul

My commute read. Catching up with my Christie Chronology.

I wish my copy had had this cover! I can't get over how awesome it is. Tommy and Tuppence bring more of their 1920s realness and I like it.

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I finally finished this book! It was wonderful. I love Tommy and Tuppence.

"Parters" in Crime? ?
The title is spelled correctly everywhere else on the package...

#unpopularopinion , but I‘m not a big fan of Tommy and Tuppence. I much prefer Poirot or Marple. So, it‘s just an okay rating for me. A collection of cases the couple need to solve really cover a variety of circumstances. The mysteries are fun; it‘s the dialogue between the two that really got to me.

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Final stretch now...finished Book Four of the #24in48 #readathon . Barring any disasters in the next 3.5 hours, I should be able to make the time.

Starting The Bear and the Nightingale

Man, normally I love anything by AC, but I'm having such trouble with this one! I'm so bored and already took a break to read two other Kindle books, and now I'm getting restless again. Anyone else read this for #agathachristieclub?

Oh, how I love Tuppence! #leadingladies #riotgrams

Tommy and Tuppence represent #twoturtledoves to me. They exhibit true love, friendship and lifelong commitment.

#12daysofchristmas

I love, love, love, love Tommy & Tuppence. I didn't realize this was basically a collection of loosely connected short stories, but even though I usually don't care for short stories, I did enjoy this. The narrator was really good, too. This is #15 for Mount TBR and is my published between 1900-1950 for the Read Harder challenge.

New (to me) books! The two on the left are Goodreads giveaways and the two on the right I bought this morning from my local used bookstore. ��😀

#bookhaul #bookmail

A nice follow up to the first book where Tommy and Tuppence take over a detective agency. This book was made up of short stories of them trying to solve various crimes. Although I enjoyed this book I found some of the stories a bit boring and a struggle to get through

The Tommy & Tuppence books are largely new to me and Christie does seem to have a good time with them. Her jokes and wit in the Marple and Poirot books can often be stilted but here they're quite hilarious. The concept here is that T&T imitate the famous fictional detectives of their time, including "the man" himself, Hercule Poirot. Some neat intertextuality there! (and a good dose of self-confidence, well done Agatha)

Second April read for #maidensofmurder. Again, a Christie book that's new to me. I think the only Tommy & Tuppence book I've read is By the Pricking of My Thumbs. Today is a public holiday in Malaysia and so it's the perfect easy, cosy read as I stay in bed on this overcast day. It's nice to take breaks from the Hustvedt book and have something undemanding to turn to.

Mum had a bit of time at the machine and has stitched up another #booksleeve #booksAgogo shop coming soon �😀

You seem to have no doubt whatever that you have talent to exercise.
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Tuppence's cheery optimism is the big pull of this #AgathaChristie series!
#santhiReads2017

I think I may even begin the next title to read in turn with this book no 2, an #eBook from #overdrive