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|  | | Eye of the Serpent
EYE OF THE SERPENT by Joanna Challis
Publisher: Robert Hale UK
Leaving the safety of Victorian England, Cristabel accepts a post in far-off Austria. Once she arrives at the fairy-tale schloss, she is immediately intrigued by the inhabitants: her charge, the spoiled and willful Liesel Von Holstein; handsome widower Count Max Von Holstein, eccentric Aunt Gisela, the charming cousins Karl and Sibylla and a host of resentful servants… But there is a dark side to the castle on the mountain. As Cristabel establishes herself in her new role, she can’t help being drawn to the unsolved mysteries of the past. Moving from beautiful lake-side country | |  | | MURDER ON THE CLIFFS
A new mystery series featuring DAPHNE DU MAURIER
THE DAPHNE DU MAURIER MYSTERY SERIES -- BOOK 1, MURDER ON THE CLIFFS, OUT DECEMBER 2009, ST MARTIN'S MINOTAUR, HARDCOVER
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em>The storm led me to Padthaway. /em>
I could never resist the allure of dark swirling clouds, windswept leaves sweeping down cobbled lanes or a view of the sea stirring up its defiant nature. The sea possessed a power all of its own and this part of Cornwall, an isolated stretch of rocky cliff tops and unexplored beaches both enchanted and terrified me.
It is not a lie to say I felt drawn out | |  | | PERIL AT SOMNER HOUSE by Joanna Challis
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| |  | | SILVERTHORN
Laura assumes the identity of Anne Woodville to win a post inside SILVERTHORN so she can discover the truth about her murdered cousin.
I felt strangely uncomfortable without his presence next to me. The faces of the past three mistresses of Silverthorn came to haunt me. I recognized a faintly amused Madeline, a concerned Danielle and a mocking Olivia. I tried to push their images from my mind but they wouldn’t go away. I saw Madeline sitting in the chair by the hearth… dressed in her nun’s habit the night of the ball… the night of her death. She appeared calm, her hands interlocked in front of her belly. “Madeline?” My puny voice barely echoed in the silence. She frowned at me. “ | |  | | The Pendragon Legacy
Fiona encounters mystery and intrigue in 19th century Cornwall...where a deadly secret awaits her at Pendragon Castle.
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div>“A romantic mystery and a cursed ring lead the granddaughter of a Cornish fisherman into the heart of the British upper classes… Fiona Trevelick had always stood out in her small Cornish fishing village. Her mother Anna and Aunt Nan never quite fit in with the locals either. As a young girl, Fiona chall | |  | | The Secret of the Phoenix
From inside the palatial walls of an Indian harem to across the seas in far off Victorian England, one woman must discover the truth about her lost identity.
I never imagined when I awoke today that it would be the beginning of a great adventure; an adventure I would always remember for it dramatically altered the direction of my life. Up to this day, my existence seemed confined to these palatial walls and I daily dreamed of escape. I wondered what awaited me outside those walls, walls I was forbidden to leave. Somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I knew I did not belong here...
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Sigh… What can I say about Joanna Challis’ writing style that I haven’t said in |
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Sweet Cream Ladies, Ltd.
by Flo Fitzpatrick
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 Following several murders, means, motive, and opportunity all point to out-of-work actresses Bootsie Kittredge and Babs Harrison. Their claims of righteousness and lack of guilt seem fabricated, thanks to a cheerfull announcement made to the patrons |
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