A Bride for Hampton House
by Hillary Waugh
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Soon after a famous explorer returns from two years of captivity in the Amazon to the bosom of his not-so-loving family, he is nearly killed in an automobile accident and then, seemingly, poisoned by his uncle. Corrie Haynes, girl reporter, sets out to investigate the supposed murder, posing as the explorer's widow.Tags
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Author Hillary Waugh received a bachelor's degree in art from Yale University in 1942. He served in the Navy Air Corps for three years and started writing while in the service. His first novel, Madame Will Not Dine Tonight, was published in 1947. He wrote around 50 novels during his lifetime including The Night It Rained (1961), The Con Game show more (1968), 30 Manhattan East (1968), and Finish Me Off (1970). In 1995, the Mystery Writers of America named his novel Last Seen Wearing (1952) as one of the top 100 mystery novels of all time. He also wrote under the pen names Elissa Grandower and H. Baldwin Taylor. He died on December 8, 2008 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- A Bride for Hampton House
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- A Bride for Hampton House
- Original publication date
- 1975
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