**In this page-turning novel of unparalleled romantic suspense by master storyteller Dorothy Eden, a woman disappears and her best friend is plunged into mortal danger **
Alice Ashton arrives in the middle of a fierce downpour to visit a longtime friend. But when she arrives, there’s no sign of Camilla. The cottage’s only occupants are a black magpie who quotes Poe and a yellow cat.
And the intruder who just crept out the back door.
With no one to turn to, Alice is forced to rely on her former beau, Felix Dodsworth, who left her for Camilla. Then a man called Dundas Hill arrives. Could the widower and single father be the mysterious *D* in Camilla’s daily calendar? Or is it Dalton Thorpe, with whom Camilla may have eloped? Now Alice is the target, as a cunning killer leads her to her doom.
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### Review
“Dorothy Eden has a magical way of building up suspense.” —*The Cincinnati Enquirer
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“Delightful reading. Dorothy Eden has no better in composing the romantic-mystery of the mystery-romance.” —*Los Angeles Times*
### About the Author
Dorothy Eden (1912–1982) was the internationally acclaimed author of more than forty bestselling gothic, romantic suspense, and historical novels. Born in New Zealand, where she attended school and worked as a legal secretary, she moved to London in 1954 and continued to write prolifically. Eden’s novels are known for their suspenseful, spellbinding plots, finely drawn characters, authentic historical detail, and often a hint of spookiness. Her novel of pioneer life in Australia, *The Vines of Yarrabee*, spent four months on the *New York Times* bestseller list. Her gothic historical novels *Ravenscroft*, *Darkwater*, and *Winterwood* are considered by critics and readers alike to be classics of the genre.
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**In this page-turning novel of unparalleled romantic suspense by master storyteller Dorothy Eden, a woman disappears and her best friend is plunged into mortal danger ** Alice Ashton arrives in the middle of a fierce downpour to visit a longtime friend. But when she arrives, there’s no sign of Camilla. The cottage’s only occupants are a black magpie who quotes Poe and a yellow cat. And the intruder who just crept out the back door. With no one to turn to, Alice is forced to rely on her former beau, Felix Dodsworth, who left her for Camilla. Then a man called Dundas Hill arrives. Could the widower and single father be the mysterious *D* in Camilla’s daily calendar? Or is it Dalton Thorpe, with whom Camilla may have eloped? Now Alice is the target, as a cunning killer leads her to her doom. ** ### Review “Dorothy Eden has a magical way of building up suspense.” —*The Cincinnati Enquirer * “Delightful reading. Dorothy Eden has no better in composing the romantic-mystery of the mystery-romance.” —*Los Angeles Times* ### About the Author Dorothy Eden (1912–1982) was the internationally acclaimed author of more than forty bestselling gothic, romantic suspense, and historical novels. Born in New Zealand, where she attended school and worked as a legal secretary, she moved to London in 1954 and continued to write prolifically. Eden’s novels are known for their suspenseful, spellbinding plots, finely drawn characters, authentic historical detail, and often a hint of spookiness. Her novel of pioneer life in Australia, *The Vines of Yarrabee*, spent four months on the *New York Times* bestseller list. Her gothic historical novels *Ravenscroft*, *Darkwater*, and *Winterwood* are considered by critics and readers alike to be classics of the genre.