Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries (Audio): Postern of Fate Lib/E : A Tommy and Tuppence Mystery (Series #5) (CD-Audio)

from plainteapot

As a person who generally loves Agatha Christie's works, this was not my favourite book to read. The idea of the mystery was excellent, but it felt like a build up went a bit too long and generally went all over the place. The ending (I won't spoil it) was not worthy of how great the idea was and...

from BookAngel_a

I would have given this book two stars but for one exception: I'm a bookaholic, and I liked the book theme woven throughout the plot. The mystery starts out with a children's book, and arranging books on shelves. Tuppence frequently gets distracted by her books, and I can totally relate. I did no...

from AltheaAnn

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 ...

from nadineeg

Last book Christie wrote, appears to be unedited as it does need quite a bit of trimming. Some items are not explained. Very wordy, but if you recall that these are a couple of 70 plus years, who via other books have established repartee and humour, then the conversations are credible. Dedicated ...

from 50MinuteMermaid

One of Christie's clumsiest works, even to the point of actual errors of continuity. A quick read but a weak introduction to the leads (Tommy and Tuppence) and a generally uninteresting book.It *does*, however, raise some interesting questions for me about Christie's moralizing and shoring-up of ...