The Secret Adversary

Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young and in love. Short on money and looking for excitement, the start a daring business scheme - Young Adventurers, Ltd. "will to do anything, go anywhere." The new venture starts out well with an all-expense paid trip to Paris as Tuppence takes a job to pose as an American named Jane Finn. But, this new job comes with a bribe to keep quiet, a threat to her life, and the disappearance of her new employer, Mr. Whittington. Now, their job seems to be playing detective. Where is the real Jane Finn? Just the mention of her name produces odd reactions all over London. Jane has been missing for five years. Neither her body nor the secret documents she was carrying have ever been found. And it seems that post-war England's economic recovery depends on find her and her papers. After the young couple starts working for the British ministry, they only have Jane's name and a single photo to help in their search. Tommy and Tuppence find themselves plunged into more danger, and adventure, than they ever expected. In fact, the danger they face could put an abrupt end to their business... and their lives.