Death and the Maiden
Miss Prissie Carmody has a full house. She was living quietly and happily with her ward, nineteen-year old Connie, in her South-west London flat when Prissie's second cousin appeared, his young wife in tow. Edris Tidson spent the war years as a banana grower on the Canary Islands, but now he and wife Crete are staying — perhaps permanently — with their frustrated but polite aunt. Connie, however, is quick to show her dislike of the invasion. One day, Edris reads in the newspaper a letter proclaiming the sighting of a naiad, or water-nymph, in the River Itchen. Excited by this whimsical account, Edris organizes a family excursion to Winchester (which Miss Carmody is to sponsor) in search of the nymph, even though no one shares his enthusiasm on this subject.
- Author
- Gladys Mitchell
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 192
- Series
- Mrs. Bradley
- Publisher
- Rue Morgue Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781601870414
- Genres
- crime, mystery, fiction
- Release date
- 2009
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