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I'm really enjoying Tommy & Tuppence! I was surprised by the long time gap from their first adventure but glad they are still happily married, although a bit bored. The detective agency was such a fun way for them to spend their time & great for the short story format here. I admit, most of the references to famous detectives went over my head as I'm not familiar with most of them. But it didn't hinder my understanding or enjoyment
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It‘s time for our #ChristiesCapers discussion! There are questions posted as spoilers that can be found on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtags.

Next month, we learn about The Mysterious Mr. Quin! Official post tomorrow (hopefully). #AgathaChristieClubR3

This cover, oh this cover! Tommy's top hat is possessed? Albert has been turned into a dog boy? WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

I've read this fun collection many times, so tried an audiobook. There are quite a few; mine was narrated by Daniel Philpott, who does a good job on the many different accents. I felt he made T&T sound a little too sardonically sarcastic, but perhaps that's in keeping with their determined un-sentimentality.

#ChristieCapers

Um…

(Obviously, connotative meanings of phrases change over time. Still: 😂😂)

#ChristiesCapers

Reading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle #AgathaChristieClubR3

4 Stars • Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, now married and bored, take over a detective agency as a front for British Intelligence to catch spies. Instead, they gleefully solve 15 light-hearted, self-contained cases, ⬇️

I‘ve been in a funk/slump lately and just not reading very much even though both of these are enjoyable. I need to snap out of it soon.

#weekendreads

Here‘s my review for this book I read for the #christiescapers buddy read. Now, I‘m ready for the discussion on November 30.

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We‘re a little over 2 weeks away from the next #ChristiesCapers discussion! I‘m seeing lots of love posted so far for Tommy and Tuppence.

I‘ll have our 2026 list of titles ready for our Nov 30th discussion. #AgathaChristieClubR3

I‘m excited for this year‘s #ChristmasCrimeChallenge! (Does it count as a challenge if I was already going to read these for other challenges/buddy reads? 😂)

3. Star: famous lead detective—Taken at the Flood (Poirot)
5. Advent calendar: short stories—Partners in Crime
7. Sleigh: set on transport (train, boat, etc.)—Destination Unknown (there‘s a plane on the cover; it MUST be set on transport, right?!)
9. Present: ANY mystery you like!—Thud!

Multitasking: watching UConn v. Duke football game- close, 20 v. 14. Finished tagged book.A fun light read. Enjoyed how T & T took on the persona of various detectives.The last story they are Poirot & Hastings- a segway into Poirot tales I am thinking?The “twins” chapter was another one I enjoyed.

#FridayHappyReadingHour
Reading Agatha Christie & enjoying a glass of chardonnay . In good company with @mcctrish @TheBookHippie @BarbaraBB @Tamra @Aims42 @dabbe @Cathythoughts @Ruthiella

I enjoyed the majority of these short mystery stories, which usually isn‘t “the case” (HA, get it? 😂). I correctly guessed the outcome of one of the mysteries early on so that one was kinda a bummer. But, I loved most of their other adventures and having more of Albert too was a treat. Can‘t wait to discuss it further at the end of the month @Librarybelle #christiecapers

I am LOVING this book so much! Does anyone know if the Tommy & Tuppence books have been made into TV shows? It‘s a shame if not 😂

Starting this tonight. What fun to be with Tommy &‘Tuppence again! #ChristieCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

I got slightly confused and read November's #ChristieCapers book instead of October's 😂 I love Tommy and Tuppence, and the concept here is fun. However, this one always falls a little flat for me because I'm just not familiar enough with the classic detectives Christie references throughout the book. Still, some of the mysteries are quite good, and I do love the way Christie spoofs Hercule Poirot at the end.

Reposting for @librarybelle
We‘re joining forces with Tommy and Tuppence for November‘s book! This is a collection of 17 short stories featuring the duo.

Discussion on the 30th. All are welcome to join. Please let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

**Update: Short story titles in comments!!!**

We‘re joining forces with Tommy and Tuppence for November‘s book! This is a collection of 17 short stories featuring the duo.

Discussion on the 30th. All are welcome to join. Please let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

It‘s after 11pm on the US East Coast; I‘ll post the short story titles in the book tomorrow! #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

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. 5/5⭐️

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.