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Edward Swift departs -- A dreadful accident -- Smelts and smithereens -- A most unpleasant game -- Abandon -- The resting place -- The starlight bath -- Edward Swift returns.
"One late spring evening in 1912, in the kitchens at Sterne, preparations begin for an elegant supper party in honor of Emerald Torrington's twentieth birthday. But only a few miles away, a dreadful accident propels a crowd of mysterious and not altogether savory survivors to seek shelter at the ramshackle manor-and the household is thrown into confusion and mischief. The cook toils over mock turtle soup and a chocolate cake covered with green sugar roses, which the hungry band of visitors is not invited to taste. But nothing, it seems, will go according to plan. As the passengers wearily search for rest, the house undergoes a strange transformation. One of their number (who is most definitely not a gentleman) makes it his business to join the birthday revels. Evening turns to stormy night, and a most unpleasant parlor game threatens to blow respectability to smithereens: Smudge Torrington, the wayward youngest daughter of the house, decides that this is the perfect moment for her Great Undertaking"--From publisher description.
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A fun mystery read! submitted by teri on July 12, 2016, 5:33pm At first, I wasn't sure that I'd enjoy this book. But the characters developed, the kitchen and food scenes were memorable, and Smudge? Well, she wins the prize for bringing on the laughs. Not your ordinary mystery - this was a light but highly entertaining read - with lots of spontaneous laughter! I really did enjoy this book, and recommended it to several friends.
PUBLISHED
New York : HarperCollins, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 262 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062116505
0062116509
SUBJECTS
Parties -- England -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Manors -- England -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Accident victims -- Fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Suspense fiction.