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Amanda Cross’s collection chronicles the adventures of Kate Fansler, a formidable private investigator who unravels baffling enigmas that span academia, art, and everyday intrigue. In one tale she follows the disappearance of an unpopular university colleague, while another centers on a nameless toddler emerging from New England bushes. Fansler also confronts a cold‑blooded murder at a writers’ panel, the theft of a seventeenth‑century painting from a Texas convent, and the reappearance of a missing Constable drawing that threatens to create chaos. Each story showcases Cross’s talent for crafting unforgettable characters and suspenseful plots that probe the hidden motives of ordinary people.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Amanda Cross
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