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Sick of Shadows

by Sharyn McCrumb · 1984

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The book that started it all for Edgar Award winner Sharyn McCrumb's widely acclaimed series featuring amateur sleuth Elizabeth MacPherson.

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When delicate Eileen Chandler is set to marry, her family fears the man is a fortune hunter. Thank goodness, Eileen's cousin Elizabeth MacPherson comes early for support. Unfortunately, Elizabeth also has some detecting to do, as a dead body is found, and none of the wedding party is above suspicion....

"A good deal of suspense...McCrumb writes with a sharp-pointed pen."

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adult
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medium · 236 pages

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