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not my favorite detectives

biscotte 11 Feb 09 at 6:26 p.m. GMT

I love all the books i read until now, except for the tommy and tuppence stories.

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de_misteri 15 Dec 11 at 1:51 a.m. GMT

I have recently finished the Secret Adversary.

Tommy_A_Jones 01 Nov 11 at 1:22 p.m. GMT

I have started to re-read Partners in Crime

Tommy_A_Jones 28 Oct 11 at 1:53 p.m. GMT

I couldn't agree More, T&T are more Spy Novels.

brendamonks 27 Oct 11 at 3:39 p.m. GMT

I agree Poirot and MM stories do have crimes but the basis is usually a murder (dead body) and those are the plots I love most.  I read all the Poirot and MM novels before I then "embarked" on T&T so compared them (T&T) with my favourites.  We all have our own individual opinions so I naturally respect your comments and views.  After all that's why we are "having our say" on this web site

Tommy_A_Jones 27 Oct 11 at 1:43 p.m. GMT

The Majority of Poirot books and stories and MM books and stories also have Crimes, I appreciate we all have our favourites I just don't understand what you mean that's all.

brendamonks 26 Oct 11 at 2:51 p.m. GMT

You seem to have misunderstood my previous comment. I adore country house murder mysteries which are the settings for the majority of Christie's plots. T&T; concentrate on "crime" and in no way match Marple or Poirot characters. We all have our favourites but T&T; are unfortunately not mine. Thanks

Tommy_A_Jones 26 Oct 11 at 2:17 p.m. GMT

I can't understand what is wrong with Country House Murders and Crimes for Crimes Sake seems to be more the Modern way of Crime Fiction

brendamonks 25 Oct 11 at 4:52 p.m. GMT

I have never enjoyed the T&T; books or film adaptations. As one of the other members has stated Christie's books tend to be set in country houses and are murder mysteries rather than crime for crime's sake. So many other books and films to enjoy put T&T; at the very end of the list.

ananya2410 25 Oct 11 at 3:22 a.m. GMT

i have read only one tommy and tuppence book-by the pricking of my thumbs and i like it. i like tuppence's curiosity to know about the house which led to the mystery though i feel the start is a little boring and at some places it is also spooky. i feel tuppence faints too many times.i too feel it is the or one of the best christie series. poirot also is good.

Tommy_A_Jones 25 Jun 11 at 4:05 p.m. GMT

belgian_inireland Father Brown is one of tghe More wellknown ones (Or is it me) I had never heard of the Oakewood Brothers or Inspector French or that lone man (Can't remember his name, ( iam re-reading The Secret Adversary and can't wait to read Partners in Crime 

belgian_in_ireland 28 Jun 10 at 7:17 p.m. GMT

I must admit that I always have had a soft spot for T&T.  Partners in crime was the first AC I ever read at age 14, followed by The Secret Adversary.  I also love the television series with Francesca Annis & James Warwick.  They were just perfect for the roles.

As to the length of the stories, I agree that some of them now seem a bit on the short side.  But then of course on the other hand, some of the detective that she uses for the short stories are fairly unknown now, apart I would say Father Brown.

Tommy_A_Jones 17 Jun 10 at 4:24 p.m. GMT

The Stories in Partner's in Crime were short because they were short stories, I liked them, I also like the way Agatha Christie managed to make sure Tommy and Tuppence could brush up their skills with the help of other Litrerary Detectives and Managed to get their Prey in the end with the Help of Hercule.

Lil_Bit 17 Jun 10 at 5:43 a.m. GMT

It's hard to compare T&T to the other detectives. They're really not the same sort of stories. Marple and Poirot are generally used in standard detective stories, whereas T&T stories tend to be more thrillers than mysteries.

I will say, though, that I found Partners in Crime a bit disappointing. The stories were too short; there was really no time to develop the plots, and the solutions came across as amazing coincidences more than anything else.

Tommy_A_Jones 05 Sep 09 at 2:14 p.m. GMT

I thought it was Hillarious that Characters clothes colour coordinated the Rooms they were in and I thought Patrick Barlow was funny but it is a pity the only way we could see the Book being Dramatized is by it being part of the Marple Series.

go_leafs_nation 23 Aug 09 at 3:47 p.m. GMT

Mon petit doigt m'a dit was a rather strange film. I prefered the McEwan version, to be honest. The update didn't work too well in the French version, although I must admit "Mrs. Lancaster's" (now renamed "Rose Evangelista") voice was amazing.

Dianala 21 Aug 09 at 9:46 p.m. GMT

I love Tommy and Tupence I believe they are fantastic characters, what i like most are their personalities I only had the possibility to read two stories about them and I have recently watched a film called By the Pricking of My Thumbs which was adapted in 2005 by the French director Pascal Thomas with the title Mon petit doigt m'a dit.... The movie casts André Dussolier and Catherine Frot as Bélisaire and Prudence Beresford. The action is transposed to Savoy. A second movie Le crime est notre affaire based on "Partners in Crime" came out in 2008

Bundle_ 21 Aug 09 at 5:27 p.m. GMT

I like the Tommy and Tuppence characters, a lot. However, like many of you pointed out, the stories are just not that interesting. I think that Partners in Crime was my seventh or eighth book that I read of AC's (which is about 2 years ago now) and I haven't picked up another T&T book since :0(.

go_leafs_nation 21 Aug 09 at 3:16 p.m. GMT

The problem with T&T is that AC hardly feels "at home" writing about them. Her best books are country house murders, I'd say. Thrillers aren't really in her line, but I did love By The Pricking of My Thumbs.

Frndorfoe 21 Aug 09 at 1 p.m. GMT

biscotte

I think i didn"t like them as much because they are younger caracters.  Funny saying this, but i like Miss Marple the most because she is old. I find it so amusing the way she finds out things by playing the dithering old lady. I also like Poirot because of his age. The way he always takes care of dressing warmly enough to prevent chest colds.

There is nothing wrong with Tommy and Tupence, but I personnaly prefer the relaxing "atmosphere" i get from reading Poirot or Miss Marple.

When I read a Poirot mystery, i feel transported in a world of luxory and calm intellect.

With Miss Marple, it's a world of small victorian houses, fancy tea sets, fluffy whool and artrhitis which i find very entertaining and relaxing.

When i read a Tommy and tuppence mystery, i find they are a bit  more "jumpy" and more modern. Also once in a while they reffer to other detective stories which i am never familiar with...

All AC detectives are good, but my favorites are Poirot and Miss Marple because the personnal lives of those caracters have a slower pace.

I agree with every word of this post. it's like biscotte has said everything I ever wanted to say about Miss Marple, Poirot and T&T!

Lone_Wolf 20 Aug 09 at 1:43 p.m. GMT

I like their personalities just fine. They are like a bunch of fresh air. However, I find that the plotting of stories with them isn't that good. I easily guessed the villains in "The Secret (not-so-secret, really) Adversary" and "N or M?", and "By The Pricking of my Thumbs" left me so confused, I can't even remember the plot.

Besides, I can't really take the threat from the one-dimensional eeevil commmiez which is a central theme in "The Secret Adversary" and "Partners in Crime" seriously.