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Internationally bestselling author Antonia Fraser finds murder and mayhem in the most incongruous places, from sunny island paradises to the opera, in these nine superb short stores—four featuring Jemima Shore, investigative reporter.Rescued from freezing London by an assignment in the West Indies, Jemima Shore looks forward to sunshine and rum punch, and maybe a little moonlight and romance. Instead she finds herself embroiled in the heated politics of an all-too-extended family in the show more title story. An impromptu recitation of the ballad “The Tragedy of Sir Patrick Spens” sparks another tragedy in the hallowed halls of academe in “The Blude-Red Wine.”
Antonia Fraser proves herself equally at home exploring the dark hearts and lethal secrets on the other side of the law. In “Out for the Countess,” a jealous wife thrills to the beauty of an operatic tale of betrayal and suffering, while engineering an... Short Stories. Fiction. Mystery. show less
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A pleasant mystery but a little obvious,I thought.
short stories, some with Shore
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83+ Works 22,603 Members
Antonia Fraser is the author of numerous internationally bestselling biographies, including "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and "Cromwell: Our Chief of Men". (Publisher Provided)
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- Original publication date
- 1991
- People/Characters
- Jemima Shore
- Important places
- England, UK
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- Members
- 110
- Popularity
- 295,978
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (2.70)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 13
- ASINs
- 2
