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About The Book
Private detective Cordelia Gray is invited to the sunlit island of Courcy to protect the vainly beautiful actress Clarissa Lisle from veiled threats on her life. Within the rose red walls of a fairy-tale castle, she finds the stage is set for death.
"Richly intricate and literate," James's second Cordelia Gray mystery "shows James at the height of her storytelling powers" (San Francisco Chronicle).
"Richly intricate and literate," James's second Cordelia Gray mystery "shows James at the height of her storytelling powers" (San Francisco Chronicle).
Product Details
- Publisher: Scribner (April 17, 2001)
- Length: 448 pages
- ISBN13: 9780743219563
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“One of the finest, most absorbing craftsmen of the profession.”
– The Washington Post
“One of the most chilling crime writers around.”
– Observer
"The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime."
– The Sunday Times (London)
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