The Secret Of Chimneys
Publisher,Harper
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Format, Paperback
Weight, 250 g
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Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the centrepiece of a murderous international conspiracy. Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia.
The combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Surete can do no better than go in circles - until the final murder at Chimneys, the great country estate that yields up an amazing secret...
Plot wise, this book is okay. Personally whenever Agatha Christie writes a spy plot they become too fantastical for me. The best part about this book are the characters; right from the amateur detective Anthony Cade to the spirited Virginia Revel who lets herself be blackmailed solely because she has never been blackmailed before. Can't beat that. And Lord Caterham, Bundle are just as delightful.
Plot wise, this book is okay. Personally whenever Agatha Christie writes a spy plot they become too fantastical for me. The best part about this book are the characters; right from the amateur detective Anthony Cade to the spirited Virginia Revel who lets herself be blackmailed solely because she has never been blackmailed before. Can't beat that. And Lord Caterham, Bundle are just as delightful.
Wonderfully, amusingly, and wildly cliched. I suppose the Christie touch can make even the most fantastical storylines appealing.