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Stories: A Pot of Tea
Following WWI Tommy and Tuppence are seeking some adventure. Luckily they're soon offered a position covering Blunt's Detective Agency, Tommy taking on the role of Mr Blunt, Tuppence as his secretary.
Stories: N or M?
It is World War II, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces an even more sinister threat from ‘the enemy within’ – Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. With pressure mounting, the Intelligence service appoints two unlikely spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman from among the colourful guests at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is no stroll along the promenade. After all, N and M have just murdered Britain’s finest agent.
Stories: The Case of the Missing Lady
Tommy and Tuppence must find a famous artic explorer’s missing fiancé. They came across a sinister nursing home in the process. From Partners in Crime.
Stories: The Red House
Tommy and Tuppence investigate a poltergeist which is plaguing a guesthouse run by mother and daughter. From Partners in Crime.
Stories: The Secret Adversary
Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme – Young Adventurers Ltd.
Their advertisement says they are ‘willing to do anything, go anywhere’. But their first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them into more danger than they ever imagined.
Stories: A Fairy in the Flat
Tommy and Tuppence take over an international detective agency. They are told to be wary of the number 16; should they stumble across it, they will be one step closer an international spy ring.
Stories: The Sunningdale Mystery
Captain Sessle is found stabbed through the heart, with a hatpin the only clue and a bit of red wool in his hand. From Partners in Crime.
Stories: The Man in the Mist
Tommy, in the guise of a cleric, and Tuppence take Gilda Glen, a glamorous actress, to her house on Morgan’s Avenue. Enshrouded in fog, en route, they meet an agitated would-be murderer, a mysterious policeman, Gilda’s elderly sister, and a real murderer... From Partners in Crime.
Stories: The Ambassador's Boots
Two men with the same initials accidentally swap bags at an airport; but one of them never had a bag at all. From Partners in Crime.
Stories: The Man Who was No. 16
The return of No.16 – the Beresfords’ long standing rival. The final case in the collection Partners in Crime.