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Serena Austen finds herself confined by her husband, Gray Austen, who locks her in their New York home. Escaping, she seeks assistance from the renowned bibliophile detective Henry Gamadge. The mystery centers on two books that have incited her husband's wrath and put Serena in grave danger. As Gamadge investigates, he discovers that powerful forces will stop at nothing to keep Serena silent.
First publish date: October 1983
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Elizabeth Daly
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