Wait for What Will Come

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Peters (writing as Barbara Michaels) was born and brought up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Peters was named Grandmaster at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986, Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America at the Edgar® Awards in 1998, and given The Lifetime Achievement Award at Malice Domestic in 2003. She lives in an historic farmhouse in western Maryland. Klappentext The last of an ancient Cornish clan, Carla Tregellas has inherited her historic ancestral home: a massive mansion looming high up on the jagged cliffs of Cornwall. From the moment Carla takes possession of the grand manor she feels right at home, warmly welcomed by everyone— except the strange and secretive housekeeper, Mrs. Pendennis, who warns the new owner of the tragic, inevitable fate that will surely befall her if she does not depart at once. But Carla cannot leave, for the unseen bonds of a dark family curse are beginning to tighten . . . and a demon lover waits. Zusammenfassung The last of an ancient Cornish clan, Carla Tregellas has inherited her historic ancestral home: a massive mansion looming high up on the jagged cliffs of Cornwall. From the moment Carla takes possession of the grand manor she feels right at home, warmly welcomed by everyone— except the strange and secretive housekeeper, Mrs. Pendennis, who warns the new owner of the tragic, inevitable fate that will surely befall her if she does not depart at once. But Carla cannot leave, for the unseen bonds of a dark family curse are beginning to tighten . . . and a demon lover waits.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Michaels, Elizabeth Peters
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.08.2007
• EAN: 9780060828752
• ISBN: 978-0-06-082875-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 171 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Fiction; Romantic suspense, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction, United States of America, USA, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Horror and supernatural fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Paranormal / General, FICTION: Romance / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Supernatural, FICTION: Thrillers / Domestic, FICTION: Gothic