| Mr Yacoub |
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Or M? by Agatha Christie
Sat, 06/30/2007 - 20:29 — Bridget
Originally published in 1941, N Or M? by Agatha Christie plunges the reader into the world of middle aged irregulars, boarding houses, knitting, and the worst kind of Nazis... English ones.
The story
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are sitting the Second World War out... and not by choice. Having previously accomplished various acts of bravery during the previous war, they now must watch and wait as their condescending and absent offspring contribute to the war effort without them, and it seems like nobody remembers how useful they could be... until all of a sudden, Tommy is offered a job. Everyone must be told he is to be a filing clerk in Scotland, however, he is actually being sent to Sans Souci boarding house in Leahampton to replace the last spy... and find N or M, one of the top “Fifth Column” Nazi spies.
Tuppence isn’t invited, but using her wits manages to tag along anyway, and the two find themselves settling into the San Souci boarding house as strangers to each other and a collection of odd and suspicious characters fast filling up the suspect lists. Who is N or M? Tommy and Tuppence soon find themselves embroiled in a complex and dangerous plot. Can they catch N or M in time to stop a German attack, and to save their own lives? |
