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Book Reviews of Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5)

Postern of Fate  (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5)
Postern of Fate - Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5
Author: Agatha Christie
ISBN: 253596
Publication Date: 10/1/1974
Pages: 276
Rating:
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3 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Bantam Books
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 1568 more book reviews
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A classic who-dunnit from the Mistress of Mystery
"Mary Jordan did not die naturally." Underlined words in an old children's book spell out a chilling message from the past. Who was Mary Jordan? Who wrote the message? How DID poor Mary die?
Tuppence and Tommy Beresford fall heir to another British mystery in their new home in the sleepy village of Hollowquay.
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1987 edition with 1979 copyright. Tommy & Tuppence blend humor, intuition, and detective know-how.
althea avatar reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 774 more book reviews
I'd never read any Christie before, so I figured I should check her out, since she's such a classic author. This was her last published book; it's a mystery, of course. A couple of retired detectives buy a house in a quaint English town - but find a cryptic message in an old children's book that leads them to start investigating a sixty-year-old possibility of death by foul play.... However, their questions may stir up things safer left forgotten....
reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 55 more book reviews
I have the 1974 edition.
Porse avatar reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 37 more book reviews
Tommy and Tuppence are old! But they can still solve mysteries -- even if those mysteries involve people who died long ago.

International intrigue... and puttering around in gardens. This book can be a little slow, but it has a great premise. Tuppence starts out by finding a secret message in a book... written by a young boy who died ages ago, and suspected something terrible.
reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 813 more book reviews
Tommy and Tuppence are now in their 70s but still manage to be on the fringe of secret service work. Cant Darby and Joan even buy a country fixer-upper without fiding themselves, by accident, amidst a pre-WW I espionage case that was never solved? Although not essential to the story, you may want to consider reading (or rereading) N or M? first as there are many throwbacks to their WW II secret service role. If you wish, go all the way back to the beginning with The Secret Adversary. This is one of Aunties better intrigues as she builds clue upon clue, although you may not find a satisfactory resolution at the end.
reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 16 more book reviews
The China Governess by Margery Allingham. Albert Campion's to the rescue again. This time he saves a young couple.
SutterTom avatar reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 191 more book reviews
The Queen of crime novels doing what she does best. A couple move into a new home and find a crucial clue to a long unsolved murder, a murder someone doesn't want solved.
reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 63 more book reviews
typical Agatha Christie mystery with an older Tommy and Tuppence
terra57 avatar reviewed Postern of Fate (Tommy and Tuppence, Bk 5) on + 100 more book reviews
This is a much older book in okay condition.