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by Agatha Christie (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Masterpiece Ed edition (2 Jan 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007111487
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007111480
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 102,671 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Synopsis
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!

About the Author
Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She has sold over 2 billion novels worldwide and has been translated into more languages than any other single writer.

Born on 15 September 1890 in Devon, England, her career spanned six decades in which time she published 80 novels and short story collections and 19 plays. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles published in 1920, was written as a result of a challenge from her sister. In it she would introduce to the world Hercule Poirot, one of the most famous fictional characters of all time. Poirot would appear in over 80 novels and short stories. Nine years later Agatha created Miss Marple - a spinster sleuth who would become so popular she would rival Poirot in the nation's affections.

Her writing won her many fans including the royal family. When Queen Mary was approaching her 80th birthday, the BBC asked how she would want them to celebrate it. She requested a new Christie play! Three Blind Mice was duly written for the radio; it would later be adapted into The Mousetrap and become the longest continuously running play in history.

Although best known for her detective fiction, Christie also wrote a number of books that give us insight into her world. Her autobiography, published the year after her death provides a full, and often humorous, account of her life and Come, Tell Me How You Live chronicles her travels as the wife of a world famous archaeologist, on digs in the Middle East.

Agatha Christie had a truly remarkable life; she was a very private lady though her love of travel and archaeology shines through in her work. Her most famous novel Murder on the Orient Express celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2009 and was inspired by her own travels on the train, when she too became stranded due to weather.

After a hugely successful career and a very happy life Agatha died peacefully on 12 January 1976.


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A real drag, 11 Sep 2007
By Ms. MacNeill (London) - See all my reviews
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A bit of a disappointment. This was the last book that Christie wrote and it shows: Tommy and Tuppence seem to make some reference to their age or the fact that things have changed since their youth every few pages. After a while, this became tiresome: Agatha, I got it. Your characters aren't Bright Young Things anymore. That being said, this aspect may make "Postern of Fate" more appealing to more mature readers, and the dialogue of the dog, which I found a little too cutesy, might draw in younger ones.

Ironically - given that I love Poirot and his dramatic conclusions - I found the story far too farfetched. I just *couldn't* believe what went on in the past - and Christie's failure to sell the story meant that she failed to sell me the book as a whole.

I found myself becoming bored by the mystery, although to be fair Tommy and Tuppence appear to be more concerned with bringing down spies than solving murders anyway. I found it hard to care about what was going on and, as a previous reviewer said, once we found out whodunit, it was still left unclear whydunit. This was my first Tommy and Tuppence novel and I can't say that I feel too encouraged to pick up the previous ones.

A real let-down to an otherwise wonderful writing career.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, 29 Jun 1999
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The only reason I kept reading this book after the few initial chapters was that its written by Agatha Christie. I have always enjoyed her mysteries but this one was extremely boring and repetitive, wasn't much of a mystery anyway. I love the way Agatha Christie shapes her characters in other books but if one wants to keep admiring her genius, avoid Postern Of Fate.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing end to the Tommy and Tuppence series., 26 Jun 2001
By W. O'NEILL "Sochalien anglais" (Wirral, England.) - See all my reviews
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The last book published before Christie's death turns out to be a big let down. The Beresfords have become tedious and the endless conversations about dogs are a huge turn off - more at home in one of the children's books with which this story abounds. Unlike the previous Tommy and Tuppence books, the action is minimal and it is a real struggle to finish this book. The end is predictable and the one moment of excitement not even that excitement. Also, the old enemies in the past idead is dredged up again from the vastly superior 'The Secret Adversary' and we are left with a tired old book which doesn't deliver. Avoid.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE This BRILLIANT Book
Postern Of Fate by Agatha Christie is an Excellent book and from reading reviews I think it is a misunderstood book, Yes Tommy and Tuppence go on about being old but that is... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. P. Robinson

4.0 out of 5 stars Makes sense if you've read her autobiography...
...and remember this is her last book. She uses her characters Tommy and Tuppence to say goodbye, and to go back to her early youth. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ms. L. R. Fisher

1.0 out of 5 stars Is it really Christie?
As an Agatha Christie fan, I find it hard to believe she wrote this rubbish. It was very late in her career (and life), so maybe that explains the bitterness, dreary repetition,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Peter in the Garden

1.0 out of 5 stars What Just Happened?
As a die hard Christie fan, and loving the previous four T&T books, I felt I had to slog through and finish this one, and although the whodunnit is answered after a fashion, I... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2007 by Lousy Cook

1.0 out of 5 stars Be very afraid!
If you are a diehard Christie fan who has already devoured most of her work, go out and buy this book, you know you'll have to read it sooner or later! Read more
Published on 9 April 2007 by C. Knowles

4.0 out of 5 stars Odd but endearing
This is a very late Christie. She revisits her old childhood home, long since demolished, by having her characters Tommy and Tuppence buy it. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2007 by Ms. L. R. Fisher

5.0 out of 5 stars The last Tommy and Tuppence book (bu, hu)
I wish it were not so, but this is the final book in the Tommy and Tuppence series. I wish Christie had written more of them. Read more
Published on 20 April 2006 by bookaholic

4.0 out of 5 stars Better inspired when less political
One of the most surprising novel by Agatha Christie I have ever read. No Poirot, no Marple, but Tommy and Tuppence. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2004 by Jacques COULARDEAU

2.0 out of 5 stars 2 stars for below average, but not terrible
The mystery did keep me reading on, wanting me to go forward, although pretty dull, I would have to say that the characters in it are the most intrigueing to me, mainly the dog... Read more
Published on 25 May 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had not read it
I was truly disappointed by this book. I love Agatha Christie, and have always considered her not only a great mystery writer, but also a marvelous novelist as well. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 1998

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