As If by Magic: A Jack Haldean Murder MysteryPraise for Dolores Gordon-Smith: "With vision and vigor, Gordon-Smith pulls off another Golden Age delight."--Richmond Times-Dispatch "A classic postwar country-house mystery with a Christie-like denouement."--Kirkus Reviews "Dorothy Sayers fans will be most rewarded."--Publishers Weekly Freezing and hungry, George Lassiter breaks into a stranger's house where he witnesses a murder. But when the police find no evidence, they--and George's friend Jack Haldean--believe George was delirious. Dangerous events soon prove everyone wrong. Dolores Gordon-Smith is the author of two previous mysteries in the Jack Haldean series. She graduated from Surrey University in 1981. |
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