Twelve Girls in the Garden

By Shane Martin

Book Overview

Gentle, elderly Ronald Challis, an archaeologist, drops his more peaceable pursuits to look for the sculptor of twelve girls- statuary- glimpsed in a London garden. Several others are anxious to find Paul Grasset, an unscrupulous character, charming and predatory:- one of his models and victims- Polly- who believes her sister is now with him; an American investigator for a collector he had duped with a fraud known as the Rocamadour Reliefs; his brother; and a couple of dubious dealers. From London to Athens to an island, the search becomes more intricate and more intense; there is the insinuation of blackmail and the suspicion of murder- with the final revenge which Professor Challis cannot circumvent or prevent....Primarily for the mystery market, this is a little more for the more money involved; the styling is attractive and the surroundings atmospheric. (Kirkus Reviews)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00005X12Q
• Release Date: January 1957
• Publisher: William Morrow and Comapny
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"