Tommy and Tuppence Books in Order
Agatha Christie has written 19 Tommy and Tuppence books, published between 1922 and 2013: 5 in the Tommy and Tuppence series and 14 related titles. The first book is The Secret Adversary (1922) and the newest main-line book is Postern of Fate (1973). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1922–2013
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,284 in 5 of 19 books
Tommy and Tuppence are Agatha Christie's married detectives, Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Beresford, who work as private investigators and turn up in spy plots as often as in murder cases. 19 titles feature the pair, opening with The Secret Adversary (1922) and taking in Partners in Crime (1929), N or M? (1941), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) and Postern of Fate (1973). Short stories collected under the two names carry the listing as far as 2013.
How many Tommy and Tuppence books are there?
Tommy and Tuppence has 19 books, released between 1922 and 2013. 5 of them belong to the Tommy and Tuppence series, and 14 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Tommy and Tuppence Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Tommy and Tuppence books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119221483/4
- 21929–3/4
- 319293523/4
- 41929–3/4
- 51929–3/4
- 61933–3/4
- 719412243/4
- 819683043/4
- 919732563/4
- 101977–3/4
- 111995–3/4
- 12The Adventure of the Sinister StrangerTommy & Tuppence Short Stories/Novellas #72012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 132012–3/4
- 142013–3/4
- 152013–3/4
- 162013–3/4
- 172013–3/4
- 18The Clergyman's Daughter/The Red HouseTommy & Tuppence Short Stories/Novellas #132013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 192013–3/4
Tommy and Tuppence Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Tommy and Tuppence series run from The Secret Adversary (1922) to Postern of Fate (1973), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Tommy and Tuppence in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Tommy and Tuppence books in order?
You should read the Tommy and Tuppence series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 14 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Tommy and Tuppence book also stands alone.
What order should you read Tommy and Tuppence books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Secret Adversary (1922), the earliest published book in the Tommy and Tuppence series. After it come Partners in Crime (1929), N or M? (1941), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) and Postern of Fate (1973).
What is the newest Tommy and Tuppence book?
Postern of Fate (1973) is the newest book in the Tommy and Tuppence series. The newest related title is The Ambassador's Boots (2013).
Is there a new Tommy and Tuppence book coming?
No next Tommy and Tuppence book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tommy and Tuppence at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Tommy and Tuppence title on record is Postern of Fate (1973), 53 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
- Release pace
- Tommy and Tuppence books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 1,284 pages across the 5 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tommy and Tuppence books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Tommy and Tuppence books are about
5 of the 19 Tommy and Tuppence books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 5 of 5 books
- Marriage 4 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 5 books
- Tommy Beresford (Fictitious character) 4 of 5 books
- Tuppence Beresford (Fictitious character) 4 of 5 books
- Beresford, tommy (fictitious character) 1 of 5 books
- Beresford, tuppence (fictitious character) 1 of 5 books
- Classic literature 1 of 5 books
- English language 1 of 5 books
- English literature 1 of 5 books
More books by Agatha Christie
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Agatha Christie books in order 290 books