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A Fairy in the Flat
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
First published as the 1st part of Publicity in the September 24th 1924 issue of The Sketch and then in the February 1928 issue of Hutchinson's Adventure & Mystery Story Magazine.
"Following WWI Tommy and Tuppence are seeking some adventure. Luckily they’re soon offered a position covering Blunt’s Detective Agency, Tommy taking on the role of Mr Blunt, Tuppence as his secretary."
1st story in the collection .
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A Pot Of Tea
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
First published as the 2nd part of Publicity in the September 24th 1924 issue of The Sketch and then in the February 1928 issue of Hutchinson's Adventure & Mystery Story Magazine.
"Lawrence St. Vincent. His secret love, shop-girl Janet Smith has disappeared without a trace. A rather boastful Tuppence claims finding her will take but twenty-four hours, though it is by no means certain that they will meet this impossible task."
2nd story in the collection .
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The Affair Of The Pink Pearl
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[R.Austin Freeman's Dr. John Thorndyke] "Tommy and Tuppence are approached by a distraught Beatrice Kingston-Bruce and her mother - a precious pink pearl has been stolen from their houseguest, Lady Laura Barton. Tommy investigates, in the guise of Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke, the great medico-legal detective created by R Austin Freeman (1862-1943) – who just happens to possess an incomparable intellect, a vast knowledge on a number of subjects, and dashing good looks."
3rd story in the collection .
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The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Valentine Williams' Okewood Brothers] "A mysterious cigarette lighter, the first anticipated blue Russian letter, and a doctor dealing with hoax callers. The detective agency spurs back into life as Tommy and Tuppence try to resolve these seemingly unrelated events."
4th story in the collection .
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Finessing The King
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Isabel Ostrander's McCarty and Riordan] "Not even Tommy’s trivia about the way newspapers are printed can detract Tuppence from her boredom. She wants to go dancing and is reading the paper in search of a party. That is until she discovers a secret message in one of the articles. Just what does it mean to “finesse the king”?"
5th story in the collection .
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The Gentleman Dressed In Newspaper
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
Continuation of the previous story, Finessing the King.
6th story in the collection .
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The Case Of The Missing Lady
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes] "Having proved their deductive talents to the famous explorer Gabriel Stavansson, Tommy and Tuppence are entrusted with a new investigation: discovering the whereabouts of his elusive fiancé."
First published in the Oct. 15, 1924 issue of The Sketch and then in the May 1928 issue of Hutchinson's Adventure & Mystery Story Magazine. 7th story in the collection .
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Blindman's Buff
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Clinton Stagg's Thornley Colton] "While lunching in the chic Gold Room, Tommy masquerades as a blind detective. The Beresfords are approached by the elegant Duke of Blairgowrie for help in locating his missing daughter. Before going off to aid the duke, the “blind” Tommy dictates a vital menu to Tuppence."
8th story in the collection .
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The Man in the Mist
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[G.K.Chesterton's Father Brown] "Recovering from the setback of failing to solve their latest case, Tommy and Tuppence are recouping with some cocktails when they stumble upon their next opportunity: a famous actress, who appears to be terrified of a superstition."
9th story in the collection .
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The Crackler
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Edgar Wallace general style] "At Inspector Marriot’s behest, Tommy and Tuppence sleuth after a clever counterfeiter who has been flooding both sides of the Channel with phoney bank notes. Tommy winds up in an alley with chalked X’s over the doors – but what do they all mean?"
10th story in the collection .
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The Sunningdale Mystery
aka The Sunninghall Mystery
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Baroness Emma Orczy's the Old Man in the Corner] "Captain Sessle is found stabbed through the heart, with a hatpin the only clue and a bit of red wool in his hand. A pretty blond is charged because she was wearing a bright red wool coat. But the Beresfords don’t like how the investigation is being handled. Was there more behind the killing than the pretty blond and the red wool?"
11th story in the collection .
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The Ambassador's Boots
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[H.C.Bailey's Dr. Reggis Fortune] "Beginning as a case of curiosity, Tommy and Tuppence must investigate the swapping of two bags at an airport, both marked with the same initials. Things become all the more interesting when one of the men has no recollection of any such bag at all."
11th story in the collection .
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The House of Lurking Death
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Alfred Mason's Insp. Gabriel Hanaud] "A wealthy young woman receives a box of poisoned chocolates and approaches Tommy and Tuppence to take on her case. Could it really have been someone in her own house?"
12th story in the collection .
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The Unbreakable Alibi
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1928
[Freeman Wills Crofts' Insp. Joseph French] "Una Drake, a capricious Australian, has challenged her fiance to crack two unimpeachable alibis. She wants to prove that she was in two different places at the same time. Despairing that Una will not marry him if he cannot guess how she managed this feat, Montgomery-Jones calls on Tommy and Tuppence for help."
13th story in the collection . First published in the Christmas issue of Holly Leaves in December 1928.
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The Clergyman's Daughter
The First Wish
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1923
Part 1 of a 2-part story. "An old aunt has left Monica Deane and her mother a large house but no means by which to maintain it. The mother and daughter want to keep the lovely home, but find it necessary to take in lodgers to keep the place up. Unfortunately, the house seems to be inhabited by poltergeists, which makes it difficult to keep lodgers. The Deanes become besieged by a prospective buyer, who seems too anxious to buy the “haunted” house. When Tommy and Tuppence investigate they find not only the spiteful spirits, but the reason the prospective buyer is so anxious to own the house."
14th story in the collection .
First published as The First Wish in the December 1923 (#226) of The Grand Magazine.
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The Red House
The First Wish
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1923
Part 2 of a 2-part story. "An old aunt has left Monica Deane and her mother a large house but no means by which to maintain it. The mother and daughter want to keep the lovely home, but find it necessary to take in lodgers to keep the place up. Unfortunately, the house seems to be inhabited by poltergeists, which makes it difficult to keep lodgers. The Deanes become besieged by a prospective buyer, who seems too anxious to buy the “haunted” house. When Tommy and Tuppence investigate they find not only the spiteful spirits, but the reason the prospective buyer is so anxious to own the house."
15th story in the collection .
First published as The First Wish in the December 1923 (#226) of The Grand Magazine.
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The Man Who Was No. 16
Written by Agatha Christie
Copyright: 1929
[Agatha Christie's own Hercule Poirot] "Having received a warning from Mr Carter, the Beresfords prepare for another encounter with their rival, Russian agent and master of disguise, No. 16."
16th story in the collection .
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