Postern of Fate

This first book club edition from 1973 by Dodd, Mead & Company presents Agatha Christie's final Tommy and Tuppence mystery, marking the conclusion of a beloved series that spanned nearly fifty years of the author's career. Christie introduced Tommy and Tuppence Beresford in her second published novel, The Secret Adversary (1922), and followed their adventures through five novels and numerous short stories, making them among her most enduring characters after Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

Postern of Fate finds the now-elderly Beresfords settling into a new home in the English countryside, where they discover references to a decades-old mystery involving espionage during World War I. The novel combines Christie's classic puzzle-plotting with nostalgic reflections on aging and the passage of time, as Tommy and Tuppence confront both a present-day mystery and echoes from their adventurous past. Christie's portrayal of the couple in their golden years demonstrates her ability to develop characters across multiple decades while maintaining their essential charm and chemistry.