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Cottage of Fear
Pretty young Mary Turner could hardly believe that the isolated cottage in Connecticut was really hers. The unexpected legacy was like a dream come true -- but now that dream was turning into a nightmare.
Mary had come to the cottage with a man she did not entirely trust. Outside in the night danger crept ever closer. Inside, a mysterious box held a terrifying revelation from beyond the grave. And Mary began to realize this enchanted cottage was a trap -- a trap from which she was not intended to emerge alive…
Pretty young Mary Turner could hardly believe that the isolated cottage in Connecticut was really hers. The unexpected legacy was like a dream come true -- but now that dream was turning into a nightmare.
Mary had come to the cottage with a man she did not entirely trust. Outside in the night danger crept ever closer. Inside, a mysterious box held a terrifying revelation from beyond the grave. And Mary began to realize this enchanted cottage was a trap -- a trap from which she was not intended to emerge alive…
- GenresGothic
335 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1971
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December 6, 2024
Although marketed as a gothic, this slim whodunnit is really a police procedural that oscillates between the pair of NY detectives responsible for solving the murder of Charles Sheridan, a wealthy antique dealer, and two of his friends and legatees, who are marked for death by the real murderer. Although certainly full of danger and last-minute escapes, the novel isn't particularly gripping and Foley wastes the viewer's interest in her purported heroine, Mary Turner, by abandoning her for pages at a time in favor of the gumshoes. Two stars because it's not poorly written and diverting enough, but readers looking for a contemporary gothic be warned.
November 10, 2014
A great mystery with lots of twists and suspense. An easy read. Clean read too. No cringing gory parts or sex. Would be interested in reading more of her books.
January 3, 2019
Charles Sheridan had given Mary Turner a magnificent gift-his cottage in Connecticut. Just one string was attached to his present. He had hidden a small metal box in the attic, and he asked her to promise to destroy its contents unread if he should die. Before Mary could visit the cottage Charles was killed. His servant had returned to the apartment in time to hear his employer's dying words: "Damned fool wouldn't wait for the money".
Mary, a newcomer to New York, had met Charles when he had come to the bookstore where she worked. The lonely girl and the rich, scholarly antique dealer had become close friends despite the great difference in their ages. Now Mary discovered that her own life was in danger. (From the book jacket)
Mary, a newcomer to New York, had met Charles when he had come to the bookstore where she worked. The lonely girl and the rich, scholarly antique dealer had become close friends despite the great difference in their ages. Now Mary discovered that her own life was in danger. (From the book jacket)
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