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By the Pricking of My Thumbs is a detective mystery written by Agatha Christie and published in 1968. By the President of My Thumbs is the fourth novel in the Tommy and Tuppence mystery series and it sees the now-aged detective duo returning to the world of secrets and adventure in their delightfully encumbered manner…
N or M? is a 1942 mystery novel written by Agatha Christie. N or M? is the third novel in Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence series and it chronicles the detective pairs participation in the war effort. Tommy and Tuppence go undercover to bring a German spy ring into light - a surefire thrill with plenty of wit and excitement! Read the review…
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie is the first novel in Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence series of mysteries and thrillers. Originally published in 1922 The Secret Adversary chronicles how Tommy Beresford and Prudence “Tuppence” Cowley come together and form a jolly investigative partnership.
Brother Cadfael is a fictional Benedictine monk and a detective created by Edith Pargeter, orginally published under her pen-name Ellis Peters. The Cadfael Mysteries series consists of 21 novels, the first of which “The Morbid Taste fro Bones” was published 1977 and the last, “Brother Cadfael's Penance” in 1994. In this article I’m discussing the merits of Pargeter’s Brother Cadfael and its significance to the genre of historical mystery. Read more about this Great Detectives.
Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives created by Agatha Christie. In this article, I’m discussing the tropes and techniques that make Agatha Christie’s so unique and the characters of Tommy and Tuppence Beresford so lovable. The five-book Tommy and Tuppence series started in 1922 with the publication of “The Secret Adversary” and concluded in 1973. Read more about these Great Detectives.