- UK
- Collins, London, Nov. 1968
- US
- Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1968
Plot
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 fire place', Tommy and Tuppence found themselves caught up in an unexpected adventure...
Characters
Tommy Beresford • Tuppence Beresford • Albert Batt • Nellie Bligh • Emma Boscowan • Liz Copleigh • Mr. Eccles • Ada Fanshaw • Julia Lancaster • Elizabeth Moody • Dr. Murray • Miss Packard • Major General Sir Josiah Penn • Alice Perry • Amos Perry • Ivor Smith • Sir Philip Starke
Films & TV
- Mon petit doigt m'a dit..., FR, 2005
- Film list
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs, ITV/UK, 2006
- Agatha Christie's MARPLE Season 2
UK/US covers
Collins / Fontana Books / HarperCollins
- Collins The Crime Club, 1968; ♦Katsurou Hayashi
- Fontana's Continental Edition 2268, 1970
- Fontana Books 2682, 1971; ISBN:9780006126829; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Fontana Books, 1975 11th; ISBN:9780006130185; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Fontana Books, 1984
- Fontana Books, 1989; ISBN:9780006165705
- Fontana Books, 1990; ISBN:9780006165705
- HarperCollins, 1992; ISBN:9780061003356
- HarperCollins, 1996; ISBN:9780006165705
- HarperCollins, 2002; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002310598
- HarperCollins, 2001
- HarperCollins, 2008; Masterpiece edition; ISBN:9780007111497
- HarperCollins, 2010; ISBN:9780007590629
- HarperCollins, 2011; Facsimile edition/Hardcover; ISBN:9780007395736
- William Morrow Paperbacks, 2012; ISBN:9780062074331
- Center Point Pub, 2013; Library Binding/Hardcover; ISBN:9781611737783
- HarperFiction, 2017; ISBN:9780008255565
- William Morrow Paperbacks, 2024; ISBN:9780063397927
Dodd, Mead and Company
- Dodd, Mead & Co., 1968
- Dodd, Mead & Co., 1986; Winterbrook edition; Hardcover; ISBN:9780396088639
Pocket Books
- Pocket Books 75419, 1969; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Pocket Books, 1974; ISBN:9780671784775; Cover by Tom Adams*; ♦Lauralee(ManorBooks)
- Pocket Books 78477, 1974; ISBN:9785555874450
- Pocket Books, 1983; ISBN:9780671468071
- Pocket Books, ; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Pocket Books, ; ISBN:9780671542085; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Pocket Books, 1983; ISBN:9780671706098
- Pocket Books, 1985; ISBN:9780671542085; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
other publishers
- The Book Club, 1968; ♦Lauralee(ManorBooks)
- Signet, 2000; ISBN:9780451200525
- Planet Three Publishing, 2002
Western Europe covers
Mon petit doigt m'a dit
Le Masque (#1115) 1970
- Le Masque, 1970
- Le Masque, 1987
- Le Masque, 1991
- Le Masque, 1999; ISBN:9782702429686
- Masque Christie, 2007; ISBN:9782702429686
- Masque Christie
- Masque Christie, 2021; ISBN:9782702449837
Club des Masques (#201) 1974
- Club des Masques, 1974; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Club des Masques, 1985
- Club des Masques, 1998; ISBN:9782702400142
Le Livre de Poche (#13851) 1995
- Le Livre de Poche
- Le Livre de Poche, 1995
- Le Livre de Poche, 2005
- Le Livre de Poche, 2007; ISBN:9782253138518
- Le Livre de Poche, 2010; ISBN:9782253138518
other publishers
- Hachette; Collection Agatha Christie (62); ISBN:9782846346016
- Edito-Service S.A., 1970
De pop in de schoorsteen
- Sijthoff, 1970
- Sijthoff, 1974; ♦Eric Gellaerts
- Sijthoff, 1974
- Sijthoff, 1975; ISBN:9789021800059
- Sijthoff, 1983
- Sijthoff, 1986; ISBN:9789021837543
- Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1993; Poema; ISBN:9789024513529
Dutch Media Group, 2015; Het Laaste Nievus
- Overamstel Uitgevers, 2015; ISBN:9789048823390
Lauter reizende alte Damen // Eine reizende alte Dame
Scherz
- Scherz, 1970
- Scherz, 1971
- Scherz, 1974
- Scherz, 1979
- Scherz, 1984; ISBN:9783502508434
- Scherz, 1987
- Scherz, 1990
- Scherz, 1994
- Scherz, 1995; ISBN:9783502551812
- Scherz, 1997
- Scherz, 1997
other publishers
- Deutscher Bücherbund, 1970
- Bertelsmann, 1975; ISBN:9783502515999
- Eine reizende alte Dame; Loewe, 1992
- Edition Richarz CW Niemeyer, 1992; ISBN:9783875858167
- Weltbild, 1995
- Weltbild, 1997
- Fischer, 2006; ISBN:9783596171415
- Hachette, 2011
- Atlantik, 2021; ISBN:9783455010817
Northern Europe covers
Ett sting i tummen
- Bonniers, 1969; Cover by Per Beckman
- Bonniers, 1998; Underhållningsbokklubben; ISBN:9789143021721
Huset ved kanalen
- Carit Andersen; 1969
- Forum Krimi, 1974; ISBN:9788755303133
- Saga, 2018; ISBN:9788711948828
- Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2017; ISBN:9788711746837
Gammel dame forsvinner
- Aschehoug, 1970
- Aschehoug, 1972; Cover by Erik Artell
- Aschehoug, 1985; ISBN:9788203104053
- Aschehoug, 1990; ISBN:9788203163012
Eipä aikaakaan niin voi kauhistus
- WSOY, 1975; ISBN:9789510072714; Cover by Ahtiala
- WSOY: SAPO(324), 1990; ISBN:9789510155141
- WSOY, 2016; ISBN:9789510419588
- WSOY, 2018; ISBN:9789510440384
Pöial sügeleb kui hull
- Katherine, 1995; ISBN:9789985842041
Ērkšķis pirkstā
- Skabarejs, 2006; ISBN:9789984780115
Spragtelėjus pirštais
- Sirokas, 2010; ISBN:9786099509068
Southern Europe covers
Sento i pollici che prudono
- Mondadori, 1982; ISBN:9788804397588
- Mondadori, 1994; Oscar scrittori moderni; ISBN:9788804397588
- Mondadori, 2003; ISBN:9788804520795
- Hachette Fascicoli, 2005
- RBA, 2008
- Mondadori, 2013
- Mondadori, 2014; ISBN:9788804641407
- Mondadori, 2016; Oscar gialli; ISBN:9788804672715
- Rcs Mediagroup Spa, 2017; ISBN:9772531759139
El Cuadro
- Biblioteca Oro(#617), 1968
- Molino, 1969
- Biblioteca Oro(#289), 1981; ISBN:9788427202894; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Molino, 1999; ISBN:9788427285736; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Planeta, 2001; ISBN:9789504907282
- RBA (EPUB, 2013)
- Planeta-DeAgostini, 2024; Colección Agatha Christie: Sus mejores novelas(49)
Per la frisança que sento als dits
- La Llar del Llibre, 1990
- Columna, 2000; ISBN:9788483008980
Um Pressentimento Funesto / Caminho para a Morte / A Premonição
Um Pressentimento Funesto
- Nova Fronteira, 1979
- Nova Fronteira, 1985
- Record, 1987
- Record, 1997; ISBN:9788501155658; ♦André
- L&PM Pocket, 2011; ISBN:9788525423009
- HarperCollins Brasil, 2017; ISBN:9788569514800
- Globo Livros, 2019; ISBN:9786580634071
Caminho para a Morte
- Livros do Brasil, 1969; Colecção Vampiro(#269)
A Premonição
- ASA, 2015; ISBN:9789892330983
Οι άγγελοι δεν φλυαρούν / Η εξαφάνιση της γηραιάς κυρίας
- Οι άγγελοι δεν φλυαρούν
- Λυχνάρι, 1969
- Λυχνάρι
- Λυχνάρι(A053), 2002; ISBN:9789605170301
- Η εξαφάνιση της γηραιάς κυρίας
- Ψυχογιός, 2020; ISBN:9786180135039
Trnci u prstima // Zla Sudba / Зла судба
- Зла судба; Beograd : Narodna knjiga Alfa, 1997; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
- Zla Sudba; Narodna knjiga - Alfa (Beograd), 2002; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
- Mladinska knjiga (Beograd), 2009; ISBN:9788679281609; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
- BDR Media; ISBN:9788660121549
Eastern Europe covers
Dům u kanálu
- Knižní klub, 2001; ISBN:9788024206127
- Knižní klub, 2012; ISBN:9788024237022
Balhüvelykem bizsereg...
- Hungalibri, 1994; Hunga Könyvek; ISBN:9789638413628; ♦Czibóka Tamas
- Európa Kiadó, 2015; Agatha Christie 125-Sorozat; ISBN:9789634052609
- Európa Kiadó, 2023; ISBN:9789636200732
Злото е на път
- Селекта, 1994; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Ера(#38), 2011; ISBN:9789543891443
Dom nad kanałem
- Prószyński i S-ka, 2001; ISBN:9788372559999
- Hachette Polska: Kolekcja Hachette: Agatha Christie(58), 2003; ISBN:9788371847196
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2003; Seria z Gawronem; ISBN:9788373840546
- Prószyński i S-ka, 2004; ISBN:9788373376007
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2005; Seria z Gawronem; ISBN:9788373843417
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2009; Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału; ISBN:9788324588473
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2012; Klasyka Kryminału; ISBN:9788324592371
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2015; ebook
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2015; Agatha Christie Kolekcja Kryminałów; ISBN:9788327153142
Tabloul // Când mă furnică degetele
- Când mă furnică degetele; Excelsior-Multi Press, 1992
- Litera, 2019; Agatha Christie Colectie; ISBN:9786063324116
- Litera, 2023; ISBN:9786303191300
- Litera, 2025; Abonament Agatha Christie vol.44; ISBN:9786303424644
Щелкни пальцем только раз // Пальцы чешутся... К чему бы?
- Международный книжный дом, 1997
- Центрполиграф: Королева детектива, 2003; ISBN:9785952404267
- Эксмо, 2009; ISBN:9785699382057
- Эксмо, 2012; Детективный клуб Агаты Кристи; ISBN:9785699576951
- Эксмо, 2013; Вся Кристи; ISBN:9785699300907
- Эксмо, 2016; Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция; ISBN:9785699891092
- Hachette, 2017; Коллекция Агата Кристи
- Эксмо, 2020; Агата Кристи. Любимая коллекция; ISBN:9785041097622
Middle East & Asian covers
Pembe Evdeki Ölü
- Altın Kitaplar, 1969
- Altın Kitaplar, 1970
- Altın Kitaplar, 1981
- Altın Kitaplar, 1983
- Altın Kitaplar, 2016; ISBN:9789752121324
- Altın Kitaplar, 2019; ISBN:9789752121324
מסתרי הבית ליד הנהר
- מסתרי הבית ליד הנהר
על ידי מזרחי
عن طريق وخز الابهام / قاتلة الأطفال / جريمة فنية
- عن طريق وخز الابهام
By thumb prick
- JARIR Reader, 2021
- قاتلة الأطفال
child killer
- دار عالم الثقافة
2016; ISBN:9789957363192
- جريمة فنية
Artistic crime
- دار ميوزيك
2000
- دار ميوزيك
2000
سوزش سرانگشتان /
عروسکی در دودکش بخاری
- سوزش سرانگشتان
Burning fingertips
- Hermes books, A.P.1397
ISBN:9789643638184
- Hermes books
- عروسکی در دودکش بخاری
A doll in the chimney
- میلاد
A.P.1374
Rumah di Tepi Kanal
- Gramedia, 1993; ISBN:9789795118237
- Gramedia, ; ISBN:9789795118237
- Gramedia, 2013; ISBN:9789792294316
- Gramedia, 2019; ISBN:9789792294316
- Jarikematian; Cover by Tom Adams*
บ้านปริศนา / สัญญาณมรณะ / ฆาตกรรมเลือดเย็น
- บ้านปริศนา
- TSG Publishing, 2003(2546); ♦Rattanachai Lueangwongngam
- สัญญาณมรณะ
- สร้างสรรค์บุ๊คส์, 2007(2550)
- ฆาตกรรมเลือดเย็น
- 1983(2526)
Bức Họa Chết Người / Người vợ mất tích
- Bức Họa Chết Người
- Người vợ mất tích; 2003
拇指一豎 / 拇指一竖 / 煦阳岭的疑云 / 顫刺的預兆 / 煦阳岭疑云 / 魔指
拇指一豎
- 遠景出版, 1984
- 遠景出版(克莉絲蒂探案34), 1988
- 風雲時代, 1990
- 遠景出版, 1992
拇指一竖
- 华文出版社(阿嘉莎·克莉丝蒂探案小说精粹), 1993; ISBN:9787507502336
煦阳岭的疑云
- 贵州人民出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂作品全集), 1998; ISBN:9787221047212
- 新星出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探作品集75), 2019; ISBN:9787513334129
顫刺的預兆
- 遠流出版(克莉絲蒂推理全集), 2003; ISBN:9789573250500
- 遠流出版, 2024; 克莉絲蒂繁體中文版20週年紀念珍藏59; ISBN:9786263616295
煦阳岭疑云
- 人民文学出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探推理系列), 2010; ISBN:9787020082735
魔指
- 外文出版社(世界著名侦探小说), 1996; ISBN:9787119018560
親指のうずき
- 早川書房, 1970; ハヤカワ・ポケット・ミステリ(1131)
- 早川書房, 1976, 1982(10th); ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫(HM1-10); ISBN:9784150700102; Cover by Hiroshi Manabe
- 早川書房, 2004; クリスティー文庫(49); ISBN:9784151300493
엄지손가락의 아픔
- 해문출판사, 1989
- 해문출판사(애거서 크리스티 미스터리 68), 2000; ISBN:9788938202680
- 황금가지(애거서 크리스티 전집 60), 2008; ISBN:9788982737602
- 황금가지(애거서 크리스티 전집 완전판), 2022; ISBN:9788982737602