"I had the firm conviction that, if I went about looking for adventure, adventure would meet me halfway. It is a theory of mine that one always gets what one wants."

After the unexpected death of her father, Anne Beddingfield finds herself on a ship to South Africa by following a curious set of clues. Witness to a shocking incident in the Tube, she discovers a slip of paper dropped by a mysterious man that leads her to the site of a grisly murder. Determined to seek out adventure, Anne encounters murderers, jewel thieves, and kidnappers – and even finds love along the way.

Published in 1924, The Man in the Brown Suit features the first appearance of Colonel Race, a wealthy British spy. A rare foray away from pure detective fiction, the thrilling tale was inspired by Agatha Christie's own travels through South Africa in the early 1920s.

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