Buy this book on-line Mary Orr : The Tejera SecretsThe Dial Press, New York, 1974 ISBN 0803785879
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CI3 - A first editition (First printing stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Mary Orr to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, some bubble crease on the front right, darkened flaps, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dents, some scattered light smudges and stains on the page edges, old price written on the previous owner's label adhered on the front free endpaper, light tanning and shelf wear. By the author of the story that became ALL ABOUT EVE and APPLAUSE. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.5"x5.75", 276 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. "Domingo Island!" "She felt a sudden shiver down her spine. The two words conjured up restless dreams, scarifying nightmares. She'd thought of Domingo so often, tried to picture it again and again, and here she was about to set foot on that sinister patch of tropical vegetation for the second time in her life..." summoned by her dying mother, Isobel returns from Australia to Domingo, the island of her birth, to assume her place as the heiress to the vast Tejera fortune. But she is also determined, after all these years, to resolve that angled 15 year old mystery surrounding her father's unexplained suicide. Even as her plane circles the island before landing, Isobel knows she may have to face the unfavorable, know the unknowable... Unable to learn anything from her mother, confused by the hostile relationship between her brother and her mother strange companion, Isobel Tejera becomes convinced by local rumors that her father was no suicide: he must have been murdered. the help of a very engaging British diplomat, she manages to obtain a transcript of the testimony from the sham inquest that followed her father's death. Fearful of what she may discover, yet compelled to no, she determinedly exposes each of the long-hidden family secrets. The personal romantic life of this attractive young woman inevitably becomes woven into the tapestry of intrigue.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mary Orr : The Tejera Secrets. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, out-of-print books, libri antichi, livres illustrées and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |