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Tommy & Tuppence Series

5 primary works • 26 total works
The short stories were all included in Partners in Crime short story anthology

Tommy & Tuppence Beresford are two of Agatha Christie's delightful detectives. Christie only wrote 5 books in the series and the characters aged realistically, from giddy young detectives in the Jazz Age to grandparents losing their memory of the past in the 1970s.

Book 1

The Secret Adversary
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3.84 · 72260 Ratings · 6160 Reviews · published 1922 · 724 editions
The novel that introduced Tommy and Tuppence, a ba…

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    Book 2

    Partners in Crime
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    3.78     · 25228 Ratings · 2159 Reviews · published 1929 · 328 editions
    Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adve…

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    Book 3

    N or M?
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    3.81     · 30216 Ratings · 2209 Reviews · published 1941 · 3 editions
    Set during the dark days of World War II, Agatha C…

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    Book 4

    By the Pricking of My Thumbs
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    3.76     · 26015 Ratings · 1960 Reviews · published 1968 · 278 editions
    Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Agatha Christie’s de…

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    Book 5

    Postern of Fate
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    3.18     · 15690 Ratings · 1539 Reviews · published 1973 · 220 editions
    Tommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Agatha Chri…

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    Book 1-5

    The Complete Tommy & Tuppence Collection
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    4.31     · 576 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    The complete eBook collection of all five Tommy & …

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    Book 2.01-2.05

    Finessing the King
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    3.73     · 62 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1990 · 3 editions
    Contains 5 of the original 15 stories from Book On…

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    Book 2.06-2.10

    The Crackler and Other Stories
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    4.04     · 45 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1929 · 2 editions
    In this "hilarious burlesque of detective fiction"…

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    Book 2.11-2.15

    The Unbreakable Alibi
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    3.76     · 89 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions

    In this "hilarious burlesque of detective fiction"…

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    Book 2.01

    A Fairy in the Flat: A Short Story
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    3.28     · 200 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 1929 · 3 editions
    Previously published in the print anthology Partne…

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    Book 2.02

    A Pot of Tea: A Short Story
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    3.68     · 271 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition

    Previously published in the print anthology Partne…

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    Book 2.01-2.02

    A Fairy in the Flat and A Pot of Tea
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    3.87     · 79 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions

    A classic Agatha Christie short story, available i…

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    Book 2.03

    The Affair of the Pink Pearl
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    3.60     · 826 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 1929 · 1 edition
    Did the wealthy kleptomaniacs strike again? Her fr…

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    Book 2.04

    The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger: A Short Story
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    3.50     · 732 Ratings · 79 Reviews · published 2012 · 12 editions
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    Book 2.05

    Finessing the King: A Short Story
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    3.51     · 626 Ratings · 65 Reviews · 13 editions
    Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are…

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    Book 2.06

    The Case of the Missing Lady
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    3.49     · 832 Ratings · 86 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    When a six-foot-tall tan giant of man comes into A…

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    Book 2.07

    Blindman's Buff: A Short Story
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    3.58     · 176 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
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    Book 2.08

    The Man in the Mist
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    3.49     · 948 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 1977 · 9 editions
    A classic Agatha Christie short story, available i…

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    Book 2.09

    The Crackler: A Short Story
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    3.58     · 198 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 5 editions
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    Book 2.10

    The Sunningdale Mystery: A Short Story
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    3.90     · 254 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
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    Book 2.11

    The House of Lurking Death: A Short Story
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    3.63     · 744 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 1995 · 11 editions
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    Book 2.13

    The Clergyman's Daughter / The Red House: A Short Story
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    3.73     · 435 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2013 · 6 editions

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    Book 2.13

    The Red House
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    3.89     · 46 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 2.14

    The Ambassador's Boots: A Short Story
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    3.74     · 190 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
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    Book 2.12

    Ett vattentätt alibi
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    3.22     · 413 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 1929 · 6 editions
    "Det är mycket enkelt", sa mr Montgomery Jones. "N…

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    Book 2.15

    The Man Who Was No. 16: A Short Story
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    3.74     · 226 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1929 · 4 editions
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