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Tommy & Pentlička Series

This series follows the adventures of two young protagonists in the aftermath of a major war. A former soldier and a nurse, they decide to forge their own path by establishing a detective agency. Despite their humble beginnings, lacking both experience and funds, their determination and courage lead them to tackle extraordinary cases. Their investigations span from espionage plots threatening national security to perplexing mysteries involving hidden identities and locked-room secrets. It's a thrilling journey of wit, resilience, and partnership against formidable adversaries.

Postern of Fate
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
N či M?
Partners in Crime
The Secret Adversary

Recommended Reading Order

  1. The Secret Adversary

    • 400 pages
    • 14 hours of reading

    Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme - Young Adventurers Ltd. Their advertisement says they are 'willing to do anything, go anywhere'. But their first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them into more danger than they ever imagined... Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. She wrote 79 crime mysteries and collections, and saw her work translated into more languages than Shakespeare. Her enduring success, enhanced by many film and TV adaptations, is a tribute to the timeless appeal of her characters and the unequalled ingenuity of her plots.

    The Secret Adversary1
    4.3

  2. Partners in Crime

    Tommy and Tuppence Beresford adopt the methods and manners of every major literary detective-from Hercule Poirot to Sherlock Holmes-to piece together a complex series of deadly misdeeds.

    Partners in Crime2
    3.8

  3. N či M?

    Detektivka z roku 1941, v níž se poprvé objevují "vyzrálé" verze detektivů Tommyho a Prudence, s kterými jsme se mohli setkat již v její předchozí detektivce Tajemný protivník (The Secret Adversary) z roku 1922 a ve sbírce povídek Zločiny pro dva (Partners in Crime) z roku 1929. N a M byli dva němečtí agenti, jeden muž a jedna žena.

    N či M?3
    4.0

  4. By the Pricking of My Thumbs

    Ladies disappearing from homes of rest, sinister empty houses, hints of gang-leaders mixed with black magic - mystery at the usual high Christie level. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford visit an unpleasant aunt in a home. From this typically unlikely beginning, murder and all kinds of excitement develop, to the point when Mrs Beresford meets the mass killer in the secret room of the house.

    By the Pricking of My Thumbs4
    3.8

  5. Postern of Fate

    • 336 pages
    • 12 hours of reading

    A poisoning many years ago may not have been accidental after all... 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...And sixty years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill...

    Postern of Fate5
    3.2