By the Pricking of my Thumbs: Complete & Unabridged
As the story opens, sleuth team Tommy and Tuppence Beresford make a dutiful visit to Tommy's Aunt Ada at a nursing home. Ada dies there peacefully soon after, but when her cohort Mrs. Lancaster vanishes, Tuppence grows suspicious. Her intuition proves correct.
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Narrator Information: Alex Jennings enjoyed a highly-successful run at the Old Vic in Too Clever By Half for which he won an Olivier Award, the Drama Magazine Award, and the Plays and Players Award for Actor of the Year. He has also won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Peer Gynt. Among his numerous television credits are Inspector Alleyn, Hard Times and the lead role in Bad Blood.
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When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada is a very difficult old lady.
But when Mrs. Lockett mentions a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs. Lancaster talks about "something behind the fireplace," Tommy and Tuppence find themselves caught up in a spine-chilling adventure that could spell death for either of them . . .
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0007213220
- ISBN 13 9780007213221
- BindingAudio CD
- Number of pages5
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By the Pricking of my Thumbs
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HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London
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ISBN 10: 0007213220
ISBN 13: 9780007213221
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007368842
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