<P>Just after World War One, Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley are desperately short of money. With few jobs available, they decide to form a partnership, hiring themselves out as "young adventurers, willing to do anything, go anywhere." </P><P></P><P>In their first assignment, Tommy and Tuppence must use all of their ingenuity to save not only their own lives, but the life of a mystery woman named Jane. Where is Jane Finn? The mere mention of her name produces a very strange reaction all over London. </P><P></P><P>In a complex and intriguing story that has been credited as the inspiration for what we refer to today as a thriller, Agatha Christie electrifies the reader with a tale of international espionage, kidnapping, and murder.</P>