The Shivering Sands
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The Shivering Sands

by Eleanor Burford

1969•Mystery•318 pages

Taste attributes: mysteryromancehorrordramaintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA stirring, smart mystery, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.8 / 5

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About This Book

Caroline Verlaine, the lovely young widow of a world-famous pianist, comes to the legend-haunted Stacy estate to investigate the disappearance of her sister, Roma. As Caroline falls under the spell of the Stacy family and its macabre past, she becomes aware that her sister must have discovered some deadly secret amid the nearby ruins -- a secret that cost Roma her life. A secret that now threatens Caroline . . .e

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryRomanceHorrorDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leads

Subjects

SistersMissing personsInvestigationWidowsRomance fiction

Details

Author
Eleanor Burford
Published
1969
Pages
318
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