Elizabeth Daly was born in New York City, the child of a justice on the Supreme Court of New York County and his wife. As a child, she loved games and puzzles, and she went on to become an avid reader of the crime fiction. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College and then earned an M.A. degree from Columbia University. In 1940, at the age of sixty-two, Daly took up writing and published her first novel. She went on to become one of the most prolific crime writers of the 1940s, publishing an addition...
Shroud for a lady
Shroud for a lady
Synopsis
When an old etching in the Ashbury mansion suddenly reveals a mysterious inscription, seventy-five-year-old Miss Julia Paxton calls on the renowned bibliographer and detective Henry Gamadge. The inscription, dated 1793, appears after a visit from a professional medium, but Gamadge quickly dismisses any supernatural explanation. However, as he digs into Lady Audley's secret, a horrible murder occurs, proving that some secrets are deadly.
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Henry GamadgeProtagonist
Julia PaxtonSupporting
Iris VanceSupporting
Lady AudleySupporting
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Shroud for a ladyUnknown, 1946
127 pages
Jospeh W. FermanLanguage: English5 editions available
