Thursday, 23 September 2010

Here we go again...

10. THE SECRET ADVERSARY (Tommy & Tuppence)
An agent carrying important diplomatic documents is on a ship that sinks. Fast-forward. Tommy and Tuppence start The Young Adventurers, Ltd., "willing to do almost anything". Soon they find themselves in the middle of an action-adventure, actually looking for Jane Finn but finding that all leads lead to a mysterious Mr. Brown. He is everywhere - but than again nowhere. Almost like Keyser Söze.

Memorabe quotes:
-"Never tell all you know - not even to the person you know best."
-"Never underestimate your adversary."
-"The French, for instance, are much more sensible in the way they look at things. They keep romance and marriage apart."


Favourite Guest Character: besides Tuppence? Annette.
Mystery: ****
Final Solution: ***
Entertainment: *****
12/15


9. THE UNEXPECTED GUEST (a play)
An almost literal transcript of a theater play. Michael's car breaks down one foggy night. As he is looking for help in a nearby house, he finds the owner dead and his wife holding a gun. Despite the circumstantial evidence she seems to be innocent and Michael, a complete stranger to the house, offers to help. Why does he do that?

Favourite Guest Character: hmmm, Starkwedder? Sergeant Cadwallader?
Mystery: **
Final Solution: ***
Entertainment: **
7/15


8. ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER (Poirot)
Ariadne Oliver is asked one question about one of her god-daughters: "Did her mother kill her father or was it the father who killed the mother?" Interviewing anyone who could know something, Poirot finds out that elephants do remember, just sometimes have different perception of the truth, and that dogs bite, but at least they do know whom they bite.

Memorabe quote:
-"Old sins have long shadows."

Favourite Guest Character: Celia
Mystery: ****
Final Solution: *
Entertainment: **
7/15

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