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Shroud for a lady

originally published under the title : The wrong way down
Pages
127
Published
1946
Language
English

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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About the author

E
Elizabeth Daly

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...

Characters

Henry GamadgeProtagonist
Julia PaxtonSupporting
Iris VanceSupporting
Lady AudleySupporting
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