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When octogenarian Emily Pride inherits an island and its miraculous "Pixie Falls" healing spring, she confronts strong local opposition and threatening death threats. Superintendent Roderick Alleyn arrives just in time to discover a drowned body and a web of motives that seem to spring eternal.
Alleyn navigates the turbulent waters of community rivalry and supernatural claims, piecing together clues to reveal the truth behind the fatal waters.
First publish date: 1963
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Ngaio Marsh
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