English

Cry Wolf

About the book Here is a novel with tense atmosphere and ominous undercurrents—a breath­less story that moves from uncertainty through suspense to sheer terror. Mark Caldwell sat at the far end of the room, somewhat annoyed, obviously forbidding, and definitely puzzled. Sandra Marshall moved swiftly over the deep soft carpet. “My married name is Mrs. James Caldwell Demarest,” she said. “I am your nephew's widow.” With that bombshell, Sandra made her entrance to Willow Miles. Jim's ancestral home. She arrived in time for his funeral, and from the moment she set foot in the gloomy mansion she sensed disturbing undercurrents—fore­warnings of an ever-rising tide of sus­picion and fear. There was Julie. Jim's lovely mer­curial sister, virtually a prisoner of her uncle, Mark Caldwell. There was Marta, ostensibly housekeeper, hut more nearly a warden who rarely let Julie out of her sight. And. finally, there was Mark himself. a darkly handsome man of such charm and ease of manner that Sandra was nearly put off guard. . . . Mrs. Carleton has mixed an ominous situation with plausibility, added a dash of bitters, and the result is guaranteed to chill the marrow of your bones. About the autho

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