Partners in Crime vs Postern of Fate: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Beresford, Tommy Beresford, Tuppence Beresford, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, England
Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are Partners in Crime—or rather partners in crime solving—and must demonstrate their deductive skills in a wide range of confounding cases after agreeing to take over…
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Postern of Fate
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Christie’s classic Postern of Fate, to investigate a deadly poisoning sixty years after the fact.
The verdict
- Readers rate Partners in Crime highest: Partners in Crime 3.8 · Postern of Fate 3.2.
- Partners in Crime has the widest readership — 25979 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Partners in Crime | Postern of Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (25979) | 3.2 (16115) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (62) | 3.0 (40) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (75) | 4.0 (55) |
Reception
| Partners in Crime | Postern of Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25979 | 16115 |
| Editions | 83 | 74 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 14381 | 9499 |
| Reading it now | 1423 | 653 |
| Written reviews | 2272 | 1614 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2813 | 1262 |
| Pages | 242 | 249 |