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y separately published work icon Murder on the Cliffs : A Daphne du Maurier Mystery single work   novel   mystery   historical fiction   romance  
Is part of Daphne du Maurier Mysteries Joanna Challis , 2009 series - author novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Murder on the Cliffs : A Daphne du Maurier Mystery
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'The storm led me to Padthaway. I could never resist the allure of dark swirling clouds, windswept leaves sweeping down cobbled lanes or a view of the sea stirring up its defiant nature. The sea possessed a power all of its own and this part of Cornwall, an isolated stretch of rocky cliff tops and unexplored beaches both enchanted and terrified me.

'It is not a lie to say I felt drawn out that day, led to a certain destiny...

'So begins this new mystery series featuring young Daphne du Maurier, headstrong, adventurous, and standing at the cusp of greatness.

'Walking on the cliffs in Cornwall, she stumbles upon the drowned body of a beautiful woman, dressed only in a nightgown, her hair strewn along the rocks, her eyes gazing up to the heavens. Daphne soon learns that the mysterious woman was engaged to marry Lord Hartley of Padthaway, an Elizabethan mansion full of intriguing secrets.

'As the daughter of the famous Sir Gerald du Maurier, Daphne is welcomed into the Hartley home, but when the drowning turns out to be murder, Daphne determines to get to the bottom of the mysteries of Padthaway--in part to find fresh inspiration for her writing, and in part because she cannot resist the allure of grand houses and long buried secrets.' (Publisher's blurb)

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    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Minotaur Books ,
      2009 .
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      Extent: 292p.
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      • Published November 24th 2009 
      ISBN: 9780312367145 (hbk.), 0312367147 (hbk.)
Alternative title: Meurtre Sur Les Falaises
Language: French
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      ADA ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: 486p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 27th 2012
      ISBN: 9782896676910
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