Down the Garden Path - Softcover

Cannell, Dorothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553400592 ISBN 13: 9780553400595

Publisher: Bantam USA, 1991

Synopsis

From the best-selling author of the perennial favorite The Thin Woman comes a deadly game of secretsOne of the most beloved names in the cozy mystery market, Dorothy Cannell has been credited with originating the genre. In this classic display of her talents she tells the story of Tessa Fields, a young orphan determined to uncover her true origins. With the help of the Misses Tramwells, two endearing elderly ladies, and the reluctant assistance of her secret love, Harry Harkness, Tessa hits upon a scheme that finds her feigning amnesia and recovering in the Tramwells's ancestral home. But it isn't long before Tessa smells a rat. Why does the butler creep around in his socks, and what was he doing in her closet? How does the coquettish maid know all about Tessa -- and even more about Harry? And why are these little old ladies so fiendishly good at cards?It soon becomes apparent that the game being played out in this proper English town isn't poker or whist -- it's murder. And with the deck stacked against her, Tessa must unmask the perpetrator before she's dealt a fatal hand.

About this title

Synopsis:

Tessa Fields, left on the vicar's doorstep 21 years ago, is searching for her origins, which she's certain lie in the quaint village of Flaxby Meade. Her quest takes her to the ancestral home of two elderly ladies, when murder strikes. The author wrote "The Widows Club" and "The Thin Woman".

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam USA
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0553400592
• ISBN 13: 9780553400595
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288