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The Chocolate Cobweb (American Mystery Classics) by Charlotte Armstrong
The Chocolate Cobweb (American Mystery Classics) by Charlotte Armstrong
When Amanda Garth was born, a nearly disastrous mix-up caused the hospital to briefly hand her over to the prestigious Garrison family instead of to her birth parents. The error was quickly fixed, Amanda was never told, and the secret was forgotten for twenty-three years until her aunt thoughtlessly revealed it in casual conversation.
But what if the initial switch never actually occurred, and what if the real accident was Amanda's being "returned" to the wrong parents? After all, her artistic proclivities are far more aligned with painter Tobias, patriarch of the wealthy Garrison clan, than with the uncreative duo that raised her. Determined to discover her true identity, Amanda calls on her almost family, only to find a deadly secret lurks beneath their sweet and warm appearance.
Mixing tense family drama with edge-of-your-seat psychological suspense, The Chocolate Cobweb is Charlotte Armstrong's fifth novel, adapted in 2000 for the Claude Chabrol film, Merci pour le chocolate.
Charlotte Armstrong (1905 - 1969) was an Edgar Award-winning mystery author and pioneer of the domestic suspense genre.
PENZLER PUBLICATIONS, SOFTCOVER, 2020
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