By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy & Tuppence) (Tommy and Tuppence Series Book 4)

By The Pricking of My Thumbs is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first The title of the book comes from Act 4, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's In Book 1 Tommy and Tuppence Beresford visit Tommy's aunt Ada in a . in as part of the Marple series starring Geraldine McEwan even though Christie.
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If an heiress and heir are both poisoned who did it? There is a puzzle to be solved. Tommy is given an undercover job at a boarding house. Can they find Fifth Columnists or Nazi sympathizers? Does the kidnapping of a young child have a purpose? It all ends well for a happy ending. By the Pricking of My Thumbs There are suspicious deaths. Subdividing a house can create space to hide things.


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      • In this "hilarious burlesque of detective fiction… More. Shelve The Unbreakable Alibi. The Clergyman's Daughter by Agatha Christie. Tommy and Albert then find a hidden letter from Aunt Ada, in which she suspects there is malice in Sunny Ridge. In Book 4 Tuppence has recovered. An old doll she found in the mysterious house turns out to contain uncut diamonds.

      A party is arranged in Sutton Chancellor. Sir Phillip Stark, the local landowner and Mrs. Tuppence has the impression that Sir Phillip knows more about the whole affair. The next day Tuppence goes to the vicarage and confronts Miss Bligh, who she suspects was the one who hit her on the head. Alone, Tuppence goes to the mystery house and to her surprise finds the missing Mrs.

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      She takes Tuppence to a secret part of the house and proceeds to tell her life story. She was a wild child, a dancer, who got pregnant young. One of the other residents, Mrs. Moody, in Sunny Ridge had recognised her, so she had to be silenced. Miss Bligh, posing as a relative, resettled her into a new home.

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      After her candour, Mrs. Lancaster attempts to kill Tuppence, first with poisoned milk, then with a metal blade. Tuppence is saved just in time. It is revealed that Mrs. Lancaster is actually the wife of Sir Phillip Stark. He had covered up her insanity and the crimes she committed. He was assisted in the cover-up by Miss Bligh, his former secretary and confidante. Tommy and Tuppence then return home.

      The novel is dedicated "to the many readers in this and other countries who write to me asking: What are they doing now?