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Jane Lindsay has always been enchanted by the legend of a strange house in the eastern seaport of Kowloon. Though the dream appeared to belong only to another world, fate brings it into her reality. Now married to a prosperous art dealer, Jane’s life is upturned when a shocking secret about the House of a Thousand Lanterns surfaces, forcing her to confront dangers and revelations she never imagined.
First publish date: 1940
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Victoria Holt
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