She Died a Lady
β Scribed by John Dickson Carr
- Publisher
- Birlinn;Polygon
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1788852079
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β¦ Synopsis
Rita Wainwright's love affair with Barry Sullivan is flamboyant enough to deserve a dramatic ending, so that when the pair of them vanish over a cliff one rainy night, leaving a farewell note for Rita's husband, no one doubts for a moment that it is a case of suicide β except for Doctor Luke, one of the few people who genuinely liked her.
Sir Henry Merrivale β the fabulous 'H.M.' β is staying in the area, having his portrait painted as a Roman senator. Although confined to a bath-chair with an injured toe, this does not stop him getting about β occasionally in toga and laurels β and solving what is too much for the sharp-eyed doctor.
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