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The Resource Murder by an aristocrat, Mignon G. Eberhart ; introduction by Nancy Pickard

Murder by an aristocrat, Mignon G. Eberhart ; introduction by Nancy Pickard

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When Nurse Keate arrives at the Thatcher estate to care for a man with a bullet in his shoulder, she's told that he shot himself accidentally--but when the convalescing man is murdered soon thereafter, it becomes clear that the only "accident" was his not being fully killed the first time around. A murderer stalks the manor and yet the rest of the family isn't the slightest bit alarmed; instead, they seem intent on concealing the crime and adding it to the other dark secrets buried deep within their mansion's walls. Meanwhile, Nurse Keate is passed from one family member to another, each one claiming some spurious ailment requiring her expertise, realizing only too late that the family is anxious to keep her and her knowledge of the crime from leaving the premises. After another apparent murder takes place, she begins to fear that the price of this knowledge may be her life. A thrilling mystery set in the rarified world of a wealthy Midwestern family, Murder by an Aristocrat renders its pulse-pounding suspense and puzzling crimes with eloquent prose, exemplifying why Eberhart was widely known, in her day, as "the atmosphere queen"
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eng
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iv, 262 pages
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At head of series title on cover: Otto Penzler presents
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9781613161470
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Murder by an aristocrat
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Murder by an aristocrat
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Mignon G. Eberhart ; introduction by Nancy Pickard
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eng
Summary
When Nurse Keate arrives at the Thatcher estate to care for a man with a bullet in his shoulder, she's told that he shot himself accidentally--but when the convalescing man is murdered soon thereafter, it becomes clear that the only "accident" was his not being fully killed the first time around. A murderer stalks the manor and yet the rest of the family isn't the slightest bit alarmed; instead, they seem intent on concealing the crime and adding it to the other dark secrets buried deep within their mansion's walls. Meanwhile, Nurse Keate is passed from one family member to another, each one claiming some spurious ailment requiring her expertise, realizing only too late that the family is anxious to keep her and her knowledge of the crime from leaving the premises. After another apparent murder takes place, she begins to fear that the price of this knowledge may be her life. A thrilling mystery set in the rarified world of a wealthy Midwestern family, Murder by an Aristocrat renders its pulse-pounding suspense and puzzling crimes with eloquent prose, exemplifying why Eberhart was widely known, in her day, as "the atmosphere queen"
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1899-1996
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Eberhart, Mignon G,
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813/.52
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no index present
Literary form
fiction
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1945-
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Pickard, Nancy
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American mystery classics
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  • Rich people
  • Murder
  • Family secrets
  • Nurses
  • Middle West
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Murder by an aristocrat, Mignon G. Eberhart ; introduction by Nancy Pickard
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At head of series title on cover: Otto Penzler presents
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
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21 cm
Extent
iv, 262 pages
Isbn
9781613161470
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2019906357
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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  • on1085166721
  • (OCoLC)1085166721
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Murder by an aristocrat, Mignon G. Eberhart ; introduction by Nancy Pickard
Publication
Copyright
Note
At head of series title on cover: Otto Penzler presents
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
iv, 262 pages
Isbn
9781613161470
Lccn
2019906357
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1085166721
  • (OCoLC)1085166721

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