Daphne Du Maurier Mystery
Minotaur Books
December 2009
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Featuring: Daphne du Maurier
304 pages ISBN: 0312367147 EAN: 9780312367145 Hardcover Add to Wish List
I could never resist
the allure of dark swirling clouds, windswept leaves
sweeping down cobbled lanes or a view of the sea stirring up
its defiant nature. The sea possessed a power all of its own
and this part of Cornwall, an isolated stretch of rocky
cliff tops and unexplored beaches both enchanted and
terrified me. It is not a lie to say I felt drawn out
that day, led to a certain destiny... So begins
this new mystery series featuring young Daphne du Maurier,
headstrong, adventurous, and standing at the cusp of
greatness. Walking on the cliffs in Cornwall, she
stumbles upon the drowned body of a beautiful woman, dressed
only in a nightgown, her hair strewn along the rocks, her
eyes gazing up to the heavens. Daphne soon learns that the
mysterious woman was engaged to marry Lord Hartley of
Padthaway, an Elizabethan mansion full of intriguing
secrets. As the daughter of the famous Sir Gerald du
Maurier, Daphne is welcomed into the Hartley home, but when
the drowning turns out to be murder, Daphne determines to
get to the bottom of the mysteries of Padthaway—in part to
find fresh inspiration for her writing, and in part because
she cannot resist the allure of grand houses and long buried
secrets.
I love your illustrated cover to this book. It is sensational as it evokes all the feelings of emotional roilings, loneliness and danger. It in itself is a great introduction to Murder on the Cliffs. A person can almost hear the sea and feel it's mistiness. (ElsieMay Kinney 7:36pm November 23, 2009)
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