By the Pricking of my Thumbs
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By the Pricking of my Thumbs
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Narrated by:
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Hugh Fraser
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By:
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Agatha Christie
The third Tommy & Tuppence novel.
When Tommy and Tuppence visited an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they thought nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada was a very difficult old lady.
But when Mrs Lockett mentioned a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs Lancaster talked about ‘something behind the fireplace’, Tommy and Tuppence found themselves caught up in an unexpected adventure involving possible black magic…
©1968 Agatha Christie Limited. A Chorion Company. All rights reserved; (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UKCritic reviews
‘The most macabre and eerie Christie I have read for a long time.’ Sunday Express
‘All beautifully plotted in the way that Mrs Christie is famous for. The title is from Macbeth: “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” Wicked indeed!’ Best Sellers
‘Ladies disappearing from homes of rest, sinister empty houses, hints of gang-leaders mixed with black magic – mystery at the usual high Christie level.’ Evening Standard
‘Devised with fiendish ingenuity in the classic Christie cast.’ Illustrated London News