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:Mary-Jordan-did-not-die-n atu rally.And sixty years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill...
Book I
1 Mainly Concerning Books 13
2 The Black Arrow 23
3 Visit to the Cemetery 35
4 Lots of Parkinsons 43
5 The White Elephant Sale 53
6 Problems 65
7 More Problems 77
8 Mrs Griffin 83
Book II
1 A Long Time Ago 89
2 Introduction to Mathilde, Truelove and KK 97
3 Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast 111
4 Expedition on Truelove; Oxfordand Cambridge 123
5 Methods of Research 147
6 MrRobinson 157
Book III
1 Mary Jordan 185
2 Research by Tuppence 201
3 Tommy and Tuppence Compare Notes 209
4 Possibility of Surgery on Mathilde 219
5 Interwiew with Colonel Pikeaway 239
6 Postern of Fate 259
7 The Inquest 267
8 Reminiscences about an Uncle 277
9 Junior Brigade 295
10 Attack on Tuppence 311
11 Hannibal Takes Action 335
12 Oxford, Cambridge and Lohengrin 343
13 Visit from Miss Mullins 349
14 Garden Campaign 357
15 Hannibal Sees Active Service with Mr Crispin 363
16 The Birds Fly South 379
17 Last Words: Dinner with Mr Robinson 387
