By the Pricking of My Thumbs: A Tommy & Tuppence Mystery by Agatha Christie #literature cultural critic

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By the Pricking of My Thumbs: A Tommy & Tuppence Mystery by Agatha Christie #literature cultural criticDATE OF RELEASE: 22 OCT 2026 An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace 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