T H E  S E C R E T  A D V E R S A R Y

 

First Published: 1922

 

Features: Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.

 

Blurb: Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme - Young Adventurers Ltd.

 

Their advertisement says they are 'willing to do anything, go anywhere'. But their first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them into more danger than they ever imagined....

 

To: All those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure.

    

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Contents

 

Prologue
01 The Young Adventurers, Ltd.
02 Mr. Whittington's Offer
03 A Set Back
04 Who Is Jane Finn?
05 Mr. Julius P. Hersheimmer
06 A Plan of Campaign
07 The House in Soho
08 The Adventures of Tommy
09 Tuppence Enters Domestic Service
10 Enter Sir James Peel Edgerton
11 Julius Tells a Story
12 A Friend in Need
13 The Vigil 
14 A Consultation
15 Tuppence Receives a Proposal
16 Further Adventures of Tommy
17 Annette
18 The Telegram
19 Jane Finn
20 Too Late
21 Tommy Makes a Discovery
22 In Downing Street
23 A Race against Time
24 Julius Takes a Hand
25 Jane's Story
26 Mr. Brown
27 A Supper Party at the Savoy
28 And After