Come To Be Killed

by E.X. Ferrars

Presents a novel of psychological suspense set in Australia

Genres: Mystery

181 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1987

About the author

Aka Elizabeth Ferrars

Elizabeth Ferrars is a pseudonym of Morna Doris MacTaggart Brown. She was born in Rangoon, Burma.

Reviews

[Bob]

Lots of fun. Rachel travels to Australia to visit her brother. He’s nowhere to be found, only his weirdo landlords and their dogs, and sooner rather than later, the landlords themselves split under mysterious circumstances. Things become entertainingly more confusing when our protagonist awakes from a near overdose next to a suicide note, she does not believe she wrote, even though it’s seemingly by her own hand. This is another one I would put in the small list of best intros to the author with some fairly lovely pros supporting the mysterious proceedings. I’ll likely read it again in a few years for a quick thrill.

[Susan]

When Rachel inherits her great-aunt's fortune, the first thing she does is plan a trip to Australia to visit her brother Ian. But Ian isn't at the airport, and when a jet-lagged Rachel reaches his lodgings, he's not there either. Soon Rachel realizes that Ian may not be coming back, and even the police can't give her any hope. The only one she has to trust is a young doctor who thinks that she's suicidal.

[Melinda]

The f word on page 170. Why do authors do that? I feel suckered when I've read a book almost to the very end and it has been clean with scant mild language then they throw in the f word. That's where I quit.

[Nancy H]

This is a really good mystery set in Australia and in the style of Agatha Christie. A quick and good read.

[Can Hu]

The final solution is somewhat arbitrary but still acceptable. Elizabeth Ferrars' works are really written in plain English, even non-native speakers can enjoy them without referring to dictionaries!