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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 or 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

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leap at the chance.Their first case is a success—the triumphant recovery of a pink pearl. Other cases soon follow—a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates. But can they live up to their slogan of "Any case solved in 24 hours"?

    Partners in crime2
    3.8

  3. N or M?

    • 248 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    Tommy & Tuppence are hired to track down wartime spies at a seaside resort...

    N or M?3
    3.8

  4. By the Pricking of My Thumbs

    • 224 pages
    • 8 hours of reading

    When Tommy and Tuppence Beresford visit an elderly aunt in Sunny Ridge, her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors. After all, Ada is a very old lady -- and very difficult.

    By the Pricking of My Thumbs4
    3.8

  5. Postern of Fate

    • 251 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    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…

    Postern of Fate5
    3.2