- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (27 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006163017
- ISBN-13: 978-0006163015
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,105,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
N or M? is almost a direct link on from 'The Secret Adversary', except in the Second, rather than the First World War. No matter - the setting is perfect and the characters drawn in wonderful Christie style. Also, unlike the later two novels (By the Pricking of my Thumbs and Postern of Fate), there is actually a mystery to solve and enough clues to get it. The mix of mystery and adventure is well done and the plot a good one. Reccommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Ever since reading "The Secret Adversary" I've been a fan of Tommy and Tuppence. They bring humor and sillyness into the world of mystery and suspense.
In N or M we see this again. Tuppence refuses to be placed into any sort of stereotypical feminine role, but does so in a manner that that delights me as a reader. Tommy is with her all the way. Like he says: "from the first we were a joint venture". When he encounters her at Sans Souci (the suspected headquarters of the fifth column), he is delighted and awed. When his boss discovers that they were both tricked he laughed.
It turns out (of course) that it is a good thing that Tuppence is there. Without each other they would not have been able to solve the mystery. There are no clear suspects. Like all Agatha Christie books (and perhaps all others of her genre) first one then another person is suspected of being the culprit. The ending is not surprising but unexpected nevertheless.
This was a terrible time in Europe. Things were black and white and the propaganda at that time in GB was very anti-German, understandably so. In many ways this book shows how group mentality can work and how our attitudes are affected by what is shoved in our faces every day - elementary psychology.
I guess this one thing I really like about Christie's books. She shows how people are and how they think. The culprit is generally just any old person living a normal life, but who then manages to encounter extraordinary circumstances. Sure, there are mass murderers and crazy people in her books as well, but in general the culprit might just as well have been my neighbor.
Enjoy! I certainly did.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Tommy and Tuppence go undercover in a seaside resort to discover the identity of a Nazi agent
Just fair really. It moves along nicely. Perhaps too nicely. I never got the feeling that anyone was in any danger despite some murderous goings on. The seaside setting doesn't really conjure up an atmosphere of suspense or menace. Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh, considering this was published while the war was going on. This is more like a Literary sorbet. Not the best Tommy and Tuppence novel but certainly not the worst.
Just fair really. It moves along nicely. Perhaps too nicely. I never got the feeling that anyone was in any danger despite some murderous goings on. The seaside setting doesn't really conjure up an atmosphere of suspense or menace. Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh, considering this was published while the war was going on. This is more like a Literary sorbet. Not the best Tommy and Tuppence novel but certainly not the worst.
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