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By the Pricking of My Thumbs & Postern of Fate
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Tommy and Tuppence are at it again. This detective couple can never walk away from a mystery and these two later novels are no exception.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs: When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada is a very difficult old lady.
But when Mrs. Lockett mentions a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs. Lancaster talks about "something behind the fireplace", Tommy and Tuppence find themselves caught up in a spine-chilling adventure that could spell death for either of them...
Postern of Fate: 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.
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- ButterflyRose
- 10-23-14
Last two books of the Tommy and Tuppence series.
Would you consider the audio edition of By the Pricking of My Thumbs & Postern of Fate to be better than the print version?
Absolutely! It is well read by Hugh Fraser which made it highly enjoyable to listen to.
What about Hugh Fraser’s performance did you like?
He reads quite well.
Any additional comments?
By the Pricking of my Thumbs is my least fave Agatha Christie novels as I did not like the story line but do enjoy the Tommy and Tuppence characters and Hugh Fraser's voice made it worth listening to. Postern of Fate is the last Tommy and Tuppence story and takes place when the characters are retired.
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- MERISUE POZNIAK
- 11-23-20
2nd book is SOOOO boring!
Good grief. I feel like pulling out my eyelashes listening to Postern of Fate. Literally the only redeeming quality is the usual excellent narration by Hugh Fraser. By the Pricking of My Thumbs is quite good. I love Agatha Christie and as mentioned love Hugh Fraser’s narration. While the Tommy Tuppence stories aren’t my favorite, I usually enjoy them. Not this time. The story for Postern of Fate is so god awful boring. I forced myself to listen because I didn’t want to waste the $$. Basically I tortured myself. So tedious. So boring. So stagnated. You get the point.
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- birdwatchers rule
- 08-02-20
Tommy and Tuppence at their best!
This two-for-one selection chronicles the Beresfords’ adventures in their senior years. As amusing and witty as ever, Tommy and Tuppence are more lovable at 70 than they were at 25. Hugh Fraser’s narration is just exquisite. No other actor can compare with his comprehension of Agatha Christie’s story rhythms. Highly recommended!
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- Kirk
- 03-18-13
Great!
Very well written, what a gift with the pen! Clever, nuanced, ever keeping you interested, relating with the characters, believable, wonderful.
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- Mary in Arlington, WA
- 01-10-21
❤️
Hugh Fraser is the perfect Agatha Christie reader. I liked the pace of both stories. Most enjoyable.
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- B Reader
- 06-05-20
A comfortable listen
"By the Pricking of my Thumbs" is faster paced than the "Postern of Fate", which reads more like a country ramble and discussion of flowers, tea parties and memories of the past.
Both are enjoyable.
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- Grandma B
- 10-28-15
excellent
i think everyone should listen to the 60 Min. Biography Agatha recorded herself, THEN read her stories. It adds so much to each story
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- Tiffany Hayes
- 05-11-15
Love
Love this
Everything Agatha Christie is smashing!
Her protagonists are entertaining. And
I know that every mystery reader will agree
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- TGR
- 06-20-22
Enjoyable
Overall, I liked Tommy and Tuppence! Never really read any other detectives other than Poirot and Marple— but these two were good, in a cute, fanciful 20s kind of way! I liked how Dame Christie poked fun at herself! Still, the stories did drag on a bit in the books following the first two—-dragging and repetitive so it was easy to see why these two were aging in real time and had to finally retire.
Still, they were good listens while taking a break from my usual!
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- D. S. Brown
- 04-27-22
Pretty good
I love Tommy & Tuppence, but Hugh always gets a little squeeky on the older female characters. Nevertheless, good for end of day listen at the ends of hectic days. 4 stars
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- Annick
- 02-06-21
Christie and Fraser a perfect marriage!
Hugh Fraser sets the tone perfectly for all Agatha Christie's intriguing characters. A delight to listen to Story plot and narrator. If there is any criticism it's that perhaps Postern of Fate seems to end too abruptly, but that is possibly because I just didn't want it to end.
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