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Miss Julia Paxton, a spirited seventy‑five‑year‑old resident of the Ashbury mansion, is drawn into a perplexing mystery when an etched portrait of Lady Audley—long hung in the hallway—apparently becomes inscribed with a date, 1793. The inscription had never existed before, until Iris Vance, a professional medium, visited that Sunday. Yet nothing supernatural is required to explain the sudden appearance: detective Henry Gamadge can confirm the writing is genuine and offer a rational explanation. As the investigation proceeds, Gamadge uncovers the secret behind the portrait, and it sets the stage for a most horrendous murder.
First publish date: 1946
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Elizabeth Daly
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