The Ribs of Death - A missing fortune a psychopath on loose a spellbinding gothic

@2@When Charles is given just twelve months to live, his doctor sister takes him to a small Cornish village to end his days. They are joined by other friends including Tuesday, the young author of an unexpectedly sensational novel that brings her nothing but trouble.@3@@2@Combining doomed love, a beautifully groomed and immaculately behaved psychopath, an escaped circus leopard and a fortune hidden in the pages of a library of books Joan Aiken once again serves up all the ingredients for an explosive finale.@3@@2@'Unusual, enthralling, full of wry fun' @18@Sunday Times@19@@3@

Summary

A sentence of death...and a journey into the unknown'Joan Aiken's triumph with this genre is that she does it so much better than others' New York Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Joan Aiken
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.12.2014
• EAN: 9781471916779
• ISBN: 978-1-4719-1677-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Murder Room
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Gothic, Classic crime, Classic crime and mystery fiction