Vanish with the Rose

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 Fearing for the safety of her missing brother, lawyer Diana Reed will do anything to get to the truth. Taking a job as a landscape architect at the last place Brad was seen—the sprawling estate where he worked as a caretaker—she prowls the strange old house determined to unlock its secrets. But each mystery Diana uncovers is more unsettling than the last, as odd visions, scents, and sounds pervade an atmosphere of dread and barely suppressed violence. And in her zealous search for answers, she may have inadvertently opened a door to something frightening and deadly that can never be closed again. Zusammenfassung Fearing for the safety of her missing brother, lawyer Diana Reed will do anything to get to the truth. Taking a job as a landscape architect at the last place Brad was seen—the sprawling estate where he worked as a caretaker—she prowls the strange old house determined to unlock its secrets. But each mystery Diana uncovers is more unsettling than the last, as odd visions, scents, and sounds pervade an atmosphere of dread and barely suppressed violence. And in her zealous search for answers, she may have inadvertently opened a door to something frightening and deadly that can never be closed again.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Michaels, Elizabeth Peters
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2008
• EAN: 9780061582974
• ISBN: 978-0-06-158297-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 175 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical fantasy, Occult fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Horror and supernatural fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Fantasy / Paranormal, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Fantasy / Romance, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical, FICTION: Science Fiction / Crime & Mystery, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Paranormal