God's name is taken in vain a few times, in English and in German. "Devil," "d*mn," "gee," and "darn" are all used semi-frequently. Characters regularly drink alcohol, but never to excess. The violence tends toward the melodramatic and is thus neither graphic nor disturbing, especially compared to many of Christie's other mysteries.Ī character dies of an overdose of sleeping draught. A woman is poisoned with chloral, a sedative. Characters are abducted and threatened with either death or torture. The story opens on the doomed Lusitania and the drowning of a particular character is implied.
His character is not presented in the highest light in his single scene. Tuppence is the daughter of a clergyman, a fact of which she is not very proud. As spies, they are obviously called upon to deceive the enemy through any possible means. Both Tommy and Tuppence are very loyal and stick together through thick and thin. The mystery begins when Tuppence lies to a prospective employer about her name she has no qualms about continuing this tactic. At one point in the story, she is brought face to face with her own mercenary spirit and greed (though it is not dwelt upon and seems to have little lasting impact). She is also set on marrying a man with money - preferably a millionaire.
Tuppence, who loves money and has none, suggests half-jokingly that she and Tommy go into crime. Who is the woman Jane Finn, and what are the documents she carries? More importantly, who is the sinister Mr. But their plans for adventure soon get a little out of hand, spiraling Tommy and Tuppence into a high-stakes political mystery that could lead them to their deaths. When the two childhood friends reunite, they put their heads together to develop a partnership.
The Great War has come to an end, leaving nurse Tuppence Cowley and soldier Tommy Beresford out of work - and painfully low on funds. An enjoyable romp of a mystery with Tommy and Tuppence some language and moral flaws.
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