In the stories featuring Tommy and Tuppence, the couple are avid readers and own many books.
Partners in Crime[]
In the short story collection Partners in Crime many of the books are kept at the offices of The International Detective Agency. The books inspire the pair in their detective work.
- The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Man With the Clubfoot by Valentine Williams
Postern of Fate[]
In the novel Postern of Fate Tommy and Tuppence move into The Laurels. They spend a long time unboxing all their books and find books left by previous owners.
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Alice Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
- The Amulet (possibly The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit)
- Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Count Hannibal by Stanley J. Weyman
- The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs Molesworth
- The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Daisy Chain by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Four Winds Farm by Mrs Molesworth
- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The New Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit
- The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
- The Psamayad (probably a reference to a novel by E. Nesbit)
- The Red Cockade by Stanley J. Weyman
- The Tapestry Room by Mrs Molesworth
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Under the Red Robe by Stanley J. Weyman
- Unknown History by Charlotte Mary Yonge