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Postern of Fate

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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The final Tommy & Tuppence novel.

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford 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:
M a r y – J o r d a n – d i d – n o t – d i e – n a t u r a l l y…

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Critic reviews

‘The Beresfords are wonderfully revived. Smooth, beautifully paced, and effortlessly convincing.’ New York Times

‘Past and present interlock impressively… this is a genuine tour de force.’ Observer
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I have this book on tape although it is abridged, just love it. When I listened to the full book I realised just how much had been left out. Admittedly a lot of it was irrelevant but I really enjoy listening to it all I have already listened to it 4 times and know I will listen at least once a month. I would recommend this book if you enjoy Tommy and Tuppence stories, sadly there were only a few of them written.

Excellent read

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Slightly rambling & nowhere near as sharp as her earlier works but all the characters are endearing & it brought a warm glow to my heart. However, if you’ve never read a Tommy & Tuppence before I’d recommend the short story collection, Partners in Crime over this when they were bright young things. Unusually the duo age in real time unlike Marple & Poirot.

Agatha Christie’s Last Novel

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Tommy and Tuppence at their best, on a par with N or M. An interesting story line which you need to follow to get all the clues that the Beresfords find. Extremely well read by Hugh Fraser, absolutely spot on with all the characters. I have listened to this four times now and still find it highly enjoyable. I really recommend this.

A must read for all mystery fans

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This is the last book Agatha Christie wrote and although I'm a huge fan, it's not her best by far. However, it's worth listening to as the final instalment in the 'Tommy and Tuppence' series, but listen in order as there are spoilers. As the 1st was published in 1922, it's an enlightening ride through British history, through the impact and hardships of two world wars and the social changes which both benefitted and injured the British people and their culture. As Christie wrote about these changes at the time, spanning over five decades, there are many subtle observations which 'real historians' have never acknowledged. Especially as they affect normal people in everyday life, these books are a more truthful reflection of society than any major historical or political tome.

The series of 5 Tommy and Tuppence books are: The Secret Adversary 1922; Partners in Crime (short stories) 1929; N or M? 1941; By the Pricking of my Thumbs 1968 and Postern of Fate 1973.

Still sleuthing in their seventies...

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Daft but absolutely safe escapism. I’m not sure I actually understood what was going on by the end, but perhaps that's because I may have fallen asleep a couple of times.

The conversations between ‘Tuppence’ and ‘Tommy’ are often so stilted that even the brilliant Hugh Fraser seems to struggle a bit. But it’s all very lighthearted, there’s another excellent Christie dog beautifully observed and some surprising, currently relevant, anti-Fascist politics.

Fun dog, and totally safe escapism

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