Devil's Caress, The - Softcover

Wright, June

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891241435 ISBN 13: 9781891241437

Publisher: Verse Chorus Press, 2019

Synopsis

Young doctor Marsh Mowbray is invited to the home of her revered mentor, Kate Waring, on the remote coast south of Melbourne. Marsh hopes to get much-needed rest, but her stay turns out to be far from relaxing. As storms rage outside, the house on the cliff's edge seethes with hatred and tension. Two suspicious deaths follow, and there is no shortage of suspects. Marshs efforts to explain the deaths force her to question everyone's motives, even those of Dr. Kate.

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Review

"A local queen of crime in the tradition of Dorothy L Sayers and Margery Allingham." --The Age (Melbourne)

From the Back Cover

The Devil's Caress, originally published in 1952, is an tense psychological thriller set on the wild southern coast of the Mornington Peninsula, outside Melbourne. Overworked young medico Marsh Mowbray has been invited to the country home of her revered mentor, Dr. Kate Waring, but it's far from the restful weekend she was hoping for. As storms rage outside, the house on the cliff's edge seethes with hatred and tension, and two suspicious deaths soon follow. "Doubt is the devil's caress," one of the characters tells Marsh, as her resolute efforts to get to the bottom of the deaths force her to question everyone's motives, even those of Dr. Kate. This is a classic country house mystery with shades of Agatha Christie, but with the jagged emotional edge of Daphne du Maurier.

About this edition

• Publisher: Verse Chorus Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1891241435
• ISBN 13: 9781891241437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224