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The Turquoise Shop (American Mystery Classics) by Frances Crane
The Turquoise Shop (American Mystery Classics) by Frances Crane
In a small, artsy New Mexico town, the arrival of a wealthy stranger from back East is enough to get folks talking. Even a few years after Mona Brandon landed in Santa Maria, the rumor mill still churns with tidbits about her money, her influence, and -- when a corpse is discovered in the nearby desert that may or may not be her husband -- her secret and suspicious past.
From the counter at her local jewelry and art shop, Jean Holly has a front-row seat for all this gossip and more, after her acquaintance with Pat Abbott, the detective investigating the apparent murder, turns romantic. Combined with his deductive reasoning and her local knowledge, they have everything they need to discover whodunnit. But can they put the pieces together and solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?
With characters and a setting inspired by Mabel Dodge Luhan and the Taos art colony, The Turquoise Shop is a delightful Golden Age mystery adorned with Southwestern historical detail.
Frances Crane (1890 - 1981) is best remembered today as the creator of the long-running Pat and Jean Abbott series, popular both in literature and radio. The characters, introduced in The Turquoise Shop, went on to star in 26 novels.
PENZLER PUBLICATIONS, SOFTCOVER, 1941, 2022
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