Postern of Fate
For Hannibal and his master
UK
Collins, London, Oct. 1973
US
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1973

Plot

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings.
However, when she writes down the letters, they spell out a very disturbing message: M-a-r-y- J-o-r-d-a-n-d-i-d-n-o-t-d-i-e-n-a-t-u-r-a-l-l-y...

Characters

Tuppence Beresford • Tommy Beresford • Colonel Atkinson • Albert Batt • Andrew Beresford • Henry Bodlicott • Issac Bodlicott • Miss Collodon • Angus Crispen • Mary Jordan • Iris Mullins • Inspector Norris Colonel Ephraim Pikeawy • Mr. Robinson

UK/US covers

Collins / Fontana Books / HarperCollins

Dodd, Mead and Company

Bantam Books

other publishers

Western Europe covers

Le cheval à bascule

French index

Le Masque (#1509) 1978

Club des Masques (#514) 1983

Le Livre de Poche (#6607) 1989

other publishers

Moord in de bibliotheek

Dutch index


Alter schützt vor Scharfsinn nicht // Die geheimnisvolle Botschaft

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Northern Europe covers

Ödets port

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Skæbnens bagveje

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Gamle synder ruster ikke

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Kohtalon portti

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Southern Europe covers

Le porte di Damasco

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Portal do Destino


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بوابة المصير

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