| Christietown: A Novel about Vintage Clothing, Romance, Mystery, and Agatha Christie Contributor(s): Kandel, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061452173 ISBN-13: 9780061452178 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Amateur sleuth Cece Caruso investigates two suspicious deaths in this charming mystery that brings together Miss Marple and "Chinatown," from the author of "I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason" and "Not a Girl Detective." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Thrillers - Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006051657 |
| Series: Cece Caruso Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.42" W x 7.98" (0.55 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A new suspense-themed housing tract on the edge of the Mojave Desert is about to open, and who better to help promote the Cotswold-cozy development than mystery biographer extraordinaire Cece Caruso? For the grand opening weekend, Cece is staging a play featuring the beloved sleuth Miss Marple. Of course, everything goes wrong, including a leading lady who ends up dead. All is not well in Christietown; its secrets are as complicated as the truth behind Agatha Christie's real-life disappearance. The developer, an Englishman who claims to be Dame Agatha's descendent, has ruthless investors breathing down his neck. Meanwhile, Cece's got a wedding to plan, a baby shower to give, and an ex-husband who shows up on her doorstep with his fianc e and future mother-in-law. And when another body surfaces, the intrepid amateur sleuth knows she must play the famed detective for real--or suffer the same mysterious fate. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kandel, Susan: - Susan Kandel is a former art critic for the Los Angeles Times. She has taught at New York University and UCLA, and served as editor of the international journal artext. She lives in West Hollywood, California, with her husband, two daughters, and dog. |