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A review by lesserjoke
Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
3.0
Tommy and Tuppence might be my favorite Agatha Christie characters, a pair of lovebirds and amateur detectives who are generally more interested in exchanging witty banter with one another than in solving the cases in front of them. (Nick and Nora Charles from The Thin Man are probably the easiest comparison, although Tommy and Tuppence's first appearance predates them by over a decade.)
In this short story collection, the couple is tasked with running a shady detective agency while their friends at Scotland Yard round up the former owner's accomplices, and they proceed to approach the cases that come in by imitating the idiosyncratic methods and mannerisms of famous literary detectives like Sherlock Holmes and even Christie's more famous creation Hercule Poirot. Some of the humor doesn't land as well if you aren't familiar with the particular characters being aped, but there are still plenty of droll moments and some quality Christie puzzlers. There's not much of a plot tying all the stories together, but Tommy and Tuppence are hilarious enough that it's still a fun read.
In this short story collection, the couple is tasked with running a shady detective agency while their friends at Scotland Yard round up the former owner's accomplices, and they proceed to approach the cases that come in by imitating the idiosyncratic methods and mannerisms of famous literary detectives like Sherlock Holmes and even Christie's more famous creation Hercule Poirot. Some of the humor doesn't land as well if you aren't familiar with the particular characters being aped, but there are still plenty of droll moments and some quality Christie puzzlers. There's not much of a plot tying all the stories together, but Tommy and Tuppence are hilarious enough that it's still a fun read.