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Postern of Fate
Postern of Fate is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1973 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at £2.00 and the US edition at $6.95.
The book features her detectives Tommy and Tuppence Beresford and is the detectives' last appearance. It is the last novel Christie wrote, but not the last to be published as it was followed by two unpublished novels written in the 1940s.
The Beresfords are depicted as a retired couple, but they begin to investigate a cold case dating to the First World War. The case involves the poisoning of a female spy.
This is one of only four Christie novels not to have received an adaptation of any kind—the others being Death Comes as the End, Destination Unknown and Passenger to Frankfurt.
The title comes from the poem "Gates of Damascus" by James Elroy Flecker. The poem is also referenced in the short story "The Gate of Baghdad" in the 1934 collection Parker Pyne Investigates.
Tommy and Tuppence have decided to retire and purchased a new residence, the Laurels. The house is located in Hollowquay, a resort town. The couple has inherited the library of the Laurels' previous owners, and Tuppence decides to sort through its collection of children's books. She examines a copy of The Black Arrow (1888), for she recalls having read this novel in her youth. Inside the book, Tuppence finds a hidden message: "Mary Jordan did not die naturally. It was one of us. I think I know which one."
Tuppence searches for the grave of Mary Jordan, but is unable to locate it. Tommy later finds the grave of Alexander Parkinson, who was the book's original owner and the message's writer. Alexander had died at the age of 14. Investigating the past of the Parkinson household, Tuppence finds out that Mary Jordan was employed as a governess for the Parkinsons. Mary reportedly died accidentally, poisoned by eating lethal foxglove leaves. The leaves had been mixed into a salad that she ate. The death occurred 60 years before the present.
Tommy and Tuppence gather information about Mary from ageing villagers and learn that she was involved in "secret government affairs", involving the plans for the development of a new submarine. Tommy contacts his former associates in British intelligence, who confirm this information. The Beresfords learn that Mary was herself a British secret agent.
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Postern of Fate
Postern of Fate is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1973 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at £2.00 and the US edition at $6.95.
The book features her detectives Tommy and Tuppence Beresford and is the detectives' last appearance. It is the last novel Christie wrote, but not the last to be published as it was followed by two unpublished novels written in the 1940s.
The Beresfords are depicted as a retired couple, but they begin to investigate a cold case dating to the First World War. The case involves the poisoning of a female spy.
This is one of only four Christie novels not to have received an adaptation of any kind—the others being Death Comes as the End, Destination Unknown and Passenger to Frankfurt.
The title comes from the poem "Gates of Damascus" by James Elroy Flecker. The poem is also referenced in the short story "The Gate of Baghdad" in the 1934 collection Parker Pyne Investigates.
Tommy and Tuppence have decided to retire and purchased a new residence, the Laurels. The house is located in Hollowquay, a resort town. The couple has inherited the library of the Laurels' previous owners, and Tuppence decides to sort through its collection of children's books. She examines a copy of The Black Arrow (1888), for she recalls having read this novel in her youth. Inside the book, Tuppence finds a hidden message: "Mary Jordan did not die naturally. It was one of us. I think I know which one."
Tuppence searches for the grave of Mary Jordan, but is unable to locate it. Tommy later finds the grave of Alexander Parkinson, who was the book's original owner and the message's writer. Alexander had died at the age of 14. Investigating the past of the Parkinson household, Tuppence finds out that Mary Jordan was employed as a governess for the Parkinsons. Mary reportedly died accidentally, poisoned by eating lethal foxglove leaves. The leaves had been mixed into a salad that she ate. The death occurred 60 years before the present.
Tommy and Tuppence gather information about Mary from ageing villagers and learn that she was involved in "secret government affairs", involving the plans for the development of a new submarine. Tommy contacts his former associates in British intelligence, who confirm this information. The Beresfords learn that Mary was herself a British secret agent.