The mistress of Alderley
Well-known actress Caroline Fawley has given up her successful stage and television career for love and life at Alderley, an elegant country home "bought" for her by her married "friend," international business titan Marius Fleetwood. Despite the inquisitive villagers, Caroline i...
| Main Author: | Barnard, Robert. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Scottsdale, AZ :
Poisoned Pen Press,
2005, c2002.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Summary: |
Well-known actress Caroline Fawley has given up her successful stage and television career for love and life at Alderley, an elegant country home "bought" for her by her married "friend," international business titan Marius Fleetwood. Despite the inquisitive villagers, Caroline is happy and the world is good...until a mysterious young man backpacking through the countryside arrives at the door. He says his name is Peter Bagshaw, but Caroline can't help noticing his physical resemblance to Marius. Is he Marius' son? What else has Marius hidden from Caroline? Who is Marius anyway Is everything about him a lie? Then a murder occurs....--From Amazon.com. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published: London : Allison & Busby, 2002. |
| Physical Description: |
232 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1590581733 (pbk.) 9781590581735 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
Robert Barnard was born in Essex, England on November 23, 1936. He read English at Balliol College, Oxford. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was a professor. His first novel, Death of an Old Goat, was published in 1974. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 40 books including A Cry from the Dark, The Bones in the Attic, Posthumous Papers, Death in a Cold Climate, Sheer Torture, Political Suicide, The Missing Brontë, The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori, and A Charitable Body. He also wrote an illustrated biography of Emily Brontë and A Brontë Encyclopedia, compiled with Louise Barnard. He received numerous awards including the Nero Wolfe, Anthony, Agatha, Edgar and Macavity Awards. In 2003, he won the CWA Diamond Dagger Award for a lifetime of achievement. He died on September 19, 2013 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) |