答案，总是藏在平凡无奇的情节中 The Collected Works of Agatha Christie

摘要：阿加莎·克里斯蒂(1890-1976) ，她是世界上最畅销的推理小说家，一生著有80多部侦探小说，19部剧作以及多部诗集，作品被翻译成超过 100种语言，总销量超过20亿册，影响力遍及全球。

阿加莎·克里斯蒂(1890-1976) ，她是世界上最畅销的推理小说家，一生著有80多部侦探小说，19部剧作以及多部诗集，作品被翻译成超过 100种语言，总销量超过20亿册，影响力遍及全球。

Agatha Christie is the world’s best-selling mystery writer. She wrote more than eighty crime novels and short story collections, nineteen plays, and several poetry collections. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in the English language and another billion in a hundred other languages, remaining enduringly popular worldwide.

除了经典的大侦探波洛和马普尔小姐系列，我们本期推荐阿婆另一个系列：汤米和塔彭丝系列（Tommy and Tuppence）。这个侦探夫妇系列是阿婆笔下唯一以同一对主角贯穿多部作品的系列小说，以轻松幽默的冒险风格区别于波洛和马普尔小姐的经典推理。

1. 《煦阳岭的疑云》By the Pricking of My Thumbs

An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace...

When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada is a very difficult old lady. But when Mrs. Lockett mentions a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs. Lancaster talks about "something behind the fireplace", Tommy and Tuppence find themselves caught up in a spine-chilling adventure that could spell death for either of them.

养老院里的一位老妇人说有个孩子被埋在壁炉后面……

当汤米和塔彭丝来到那座阴森的哥特式养老院探望年迈的艾达姑妈时，他们对老太太疑神疑鬼的毛病不以为意——毕竟艾达向来脾气暴躁，非常难缠。可当洛基特太太提起那锅被下了毒的蘑菇汤，兰卡斯特老夫人又神神秘秘地提到"壁炉后面有东西"时，这对夫妇不知不觉卷入了一场毛骨悚然的冒险。死亡的阴影笼罩，他们能否化险为夷，锁定真凶？

改编自同名小说的影片《煦阳岭的疑云》于2006年上映

2. 《犯罪团伙》Partners in Crime

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates.

汤米和塔彭丝夫妇一向喜爱冒险。因此当有人提议让他们接手"布伦特国际侦探社"时，两人立刻抓住了这个机会。在成功寻回那颗粉色珍珠后，更多离奇案件接踵而至：桑宁戴尔高尔夫球场上的神秘刺杀案、报纸个人专栏里的密码讯息，甚至还有一盒下了毒的巧克力......

2015年BBC出品的六集悬疑剧《塔彭丝夫妇探案集》

3. 《桑苏西来客》N or M?

It is World War II, Britain faces an even more sinister threat from 'the enemy within' – Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. N and M have just murdered Britain's finest agent...With pressure mounting, the Intelligence service appoints two unlikely spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is no stroll along the promenade.

二战期间，英军奋力击退了德国空军的进攻，更加险恶的敌人——乔装成普通市民的纳粹分子——却从内部威胁着国家安全。代号为“N”和“M”的德国间谍杀害了英国最优秀的特工。迫于压力，情报部门起用被“闲置”已久的汤米和塔彭丝夫妇。他们的任务是在海滨旅馆桑苏西的住客中找出N和M。汤米和塔彭丝身边危机四伏，故事作者阿加莎也因创作此书受到军情五处调查。

4.《暗藏杀机》The Secret Adversary

Their time is running out. Short on money, opportunities and most importantly adventure, Tommy and Tuppence embark on a daring get-rich-quick scheme. Their advertisement boldly proclaims that they are 'willing to do anything, go anywhere'. But their very first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them into more danger than they ever imagined...

汤米和塔彭丝重逢啦，但两个年轻人都穷途潦倒，就业艰难。他们焦躁不安，渴望刺激，于是俩人开始策划一个大胆的商业计划——“年轻冒险家公司愿意为您做任何事”，没想到他们接到第一个任务就遇上了心怀叵测的惠廷顿先生。他们发现自己慢慢陷入了一种超出想象的危险处境。事情显然另有隐情，塔彭丝和汤米决定追查到底。

5. 《命运之门》Postern of Fate

Tommy and Tuppence have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings. However, when she writes down the letters, they spell out a very disturbing message: "Mary Jordan did not die naturally." And 60 years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill.... After a series of thrilling adventures, Tommy and Tuppence decides to rename their house "The Gate of Fate."

汤米和塔彭丝夫妇退休后搬到一个宁静小村庄，住进一栋舒适的老房子。以前的房客留下了一些杂物和旧书。塔彭丝整理书架时，偶然在一本名为《黑箭》的小说里发现字里行间有划过的痕迹。她把一个个字母连起来后，得到的是：“玛丽•乔丹并非自然死亡”。而在这桩谋杀案发生六十年后，玛丽·乔丹的敌人们依然在虎视眈眈……经历了一番惊心动魄的历险之后，汤米和塔彭丝决定给别墅更名为“命运之门”。

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