Reading order · 4 books · 1922 to 1973 · Set in London
Tommy and Tuppence Books in Order
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are a pair of adventurous young friends who start a detective agency in the 1920s and age in real time through four novels, ending in old age in the 1970s.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 1922 to 1973
- First book
- The Secret Adversary
- Latest
- Postern of Fate (1973)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Tommy and Tuppence book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in London
- 1The Secret Adversary1922With Tommy Beresford and Tuppence BeresfordIn 1919, two young friends, Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley, start a business as adventurers for hire and are soon drawn into the search for a missing girl and a secret treaty wanted by a mysterious criminal.Buy on Amazon
- 2N or M?1941With Tommy Beresford and Tuppence BeresfordIn 1940, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, now middle-aged and told they are too old for war work, go undercover at a seaside guest house to find two German agents.Buy on Amazon
- 3By the Pricking of My Thumbs1968With Tommy Beresford and Tuppence BeresfordTommy and Tuppence, now elderly, visit Tommy’s aunt in a care home, where a resident says something odd about a child behind a fireplace.Buy on Amazon
- 4Postern of Fate1973With Tommy Beresford and Tuppence BeresfordTommy and Tuppence, now retired, buy an old house and find a message in a book: Mary Jordan did not die naturally.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the books in order, starting with The Secret Adversary, since Tommy and Tuppence grow older with each one.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Tommy Beresford | Tuppence Beresford | Albert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Secret Adversary | LLead | LLead | ·Minor |
| 2 N or M? | LLead | LLead | ·Minor |
| 3 By the Pricking of My Thumbs | LLead | LLead | ·Minor |
| 4 Postern of Fate | LLead | LLead | ·Minor |
Characters in the Tommy and Tuppence books
3 characters from Agatha Christie’s chart, with the number of Tommy and Tuppence books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy BeresfordAdventurer, later intelligence agent | 4 | The Secret Adversary 1922 |
| Tuppence BeresfordTommy’s partner and wife | 4 | The Secret Adversary 1922 |
| AlbertTheir loyal servant | 4 | The Secret Adversary 1922 |