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Spinsters in Jeopardy

by Ngaio Marsh · 1954

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For Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the trip was to be official; for his family, a Mediterranean romp. But a plot torn from the pages of a gothic novel soon engulfed them all. Alleyn's son was kidnapped. A very wealthy spinster was murdered. And in an eerie chateau, carved out of the Riviera mountainside, Alleyn faced the ultimate jet-set cult.

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1950s1950sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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