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N or M?
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1941. First edition, first printing. Published by Collins, London, in 1941. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Thompson, has not been price clipped and shows the original 7s. 6d net price. The spine is slightly worn and toned and with mild wear at the top and tail edges. The rear panel is remarkably clean and mostly free from handling marks. The boards are mostly free from chips and marks, but the spine is faded. There is a slight crease to the front fly leaf, but the book is free from inscriptions. Overall, this is a near fine copy with a very good dust wrapper. The novel is the first to feature the mature versions of her detectives Tommy and Tuppence, whose previous appearances had been in the adventure The Secret Adversary (1922) and the short story collection Partners in Crime (1929).
Synopsis
This atmospheric story, set during World War Two, finds Tommy and Tuppence doing what they do best – having an adventure. These unlikely Intelligence Service spies decide to help Queen and country by tracking down two ruthless traitors. The only clue to the traitors' identities is a government agent's dying words that lead them to the Sans Souci boarding house, where it'll take some extremely subtle detection work to establish which of the guests are the treacherous N and M.Published in 1941, the novel is one of two which Christie worked on simultaneously during the Second World War whilst living alone in London. She alternated her writing of The Body in the Library and N or M? to keep herself "fresh at task."
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15383
- Title
- N or M?
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1941
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- Fine
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