"A superb book." THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE When quiet, shy Amelia Jones reads a desperate message that has fallen out of a barrel organ in the antique shop she just bought, she can't forget the words, "They're going to kill me soon..." Armed only with the woman's first name and the note written years before, Amelia begins a journey into the past, a search that takes her from the protective cocoon she's wrapped herself in to a precarious world where nothing is the way it seems, where fear is second nature, and dark secrets just ...
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"A superb book." THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE When quiet, shy Amelia Jones reads a desperate message that has fallen out of a barrel organ in the antique shop she just bought, she can't forget the words, "They're going to kill me soon..." Armed only with the woman's first name and the note written years before, Amelia begins a journey into the past, a search that takes her from the protective cocoon she's wrapped herself in to a precarious world where nothing is the way it seems, where fear is second nature, and dark secrets just might uncover murder--her own....
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Seller's Description:
Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Seller's Description:
Good in Good dust jacket. Book Club Edition; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 186 pages; DJ is rubbed, and scuffed at edges. It is also nicked and torn at the edges. Mylar cover. DJ is slightly yellowed with age. Book solid with rubbed edges to boards. Text block clean and pages tight. Previous owner name at ffep.
This is a wonderful story that embodies the essence of Dorothy Gilman's best work. It offers an appealing lead character in a crackerjack mystery search in which she ends up finding not only the answer but herself in the bargain. The book exudes a remarkable sense of hopefulness and charm. I genuinely felt sorry to reach the last page.