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From the Fantastic Fiction webpage: "An aging man with a restless young wife. An antique dealer with a sinister new acquisition. A married couple with part-time lovers. There was definitely more than meets the eye in the tranquil town of Tidwell St Peters."
First publish date: 1970
Authors: V. C. Clinton-Baddeley
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