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Spindrift (1975)

af Phyllis A. Whitney

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Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Suspense. HTML: *New York Times* bestseller: A New Year's Eve suicide in a Newport mansion could be hiding a sinister family conspiracy. Was it fear of scandal, threat of disgrace, or loss of his job that drove Rhode Island newspaper magnate Adam Keene to take his own life? His daughter, Christy, refuses to accept her father's death as a suicide. When she returns to her mother-in-law Theodora's stately Newport mansion, Christy is determined to find out who killed her father�??and why. But once behind the walls of Spindrift, Christy finds that the sprawling estate is more than just a tomb of tragic memories and closely guarded secrets. Christy's husband and son are slowly falling under the influence of the ruthless and domineering Theo. For Christy, the matriarch's endgame is as unknowable as it is terrifying. Now, as Christy searches for the truth of the past in the dark shadows of Spindrift, she will become trapped in a web of lies only another murder could conceal. A recipient of the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement, Phyllis A. Whitney is the Edgar Award�??winning "queen of the American gothics" (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author's estate. … (mere)

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FROM AMAZON: Was it fear of scandal, threat of disgrace, or loss of his job that drove Rhode Island newspaper magnate Adam Keene to take his own life? His daughter, Christy, refuses to accept her father’s death as a suicide. When she returns to her mother-in-law Theodora’s stately Newport mansion, Christy is determined to find out who killed her father—and why.

But once behind the walls of Spindrift, Christy finds that the sprawling estate is more than just a tomb of tragic memories and closely guarded secrets. Christy’s husband and son are slowly falling under the influence of the ruthless and domineering Theo. For Christy, the matriarch’s endgame is as unknowable as it is terrifying. Now, as Christy searches for the truth of the past in the dark shadows of Spindrift, she will become trapped in a web of lies only another murder could conceal. (

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Gmomaj | Nov 11, 2023 |

Don't remember reading it. (

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MGADMJK | Aug 28, 2021 |

Christy Moreland has just gotten out of the hospital. She suffered a mental breakdown on New Years Eve when her father was found shot to death in the tower room of [Spindrift]. Her husband Joel brought her home to his mother’s mansion, where Christy’s father had died. Christy wasn’t thrilled, but she knew her son was at the mansion. Christy desperately want her son back. She also was determined to find her father’s murderer. Christy’s stepmother tries to convince Christy not to go to Spindrift, as something bad would possibly happen. Old empty mansions, an armor collection, a jade collection, threats real and imaginary plague Christy as she tried to get her life and her son back. This was an excruciatingly slow read, especially the first half of the book. Christy spent so much time thinking about her past, present and future. Way too much introspection for this reader to bear. (

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Raspberrymocha | Aug 29, 2018 |

All I remember of this book is 1) I read it in 7th grade because it looked like a grown up book 2) I didn't understand much above half of what I read 3) I didn't develop a taste for romance due to it. However, the title and author -- and the cover image -- stick in my head to this day. (

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Murphy-Jacobs | Apr 11, 2013 |

Family conflict, murder/suicide, elaborate descriptions, incessant introversion of main character, make up this mystery with an unexpected happy ending. (

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Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Suspense. HTML:

New York Times bestseller: A New Year's Eve suicide in a Newport mansion could be hiding a sinister family conspiracy.

Was it fear of scandal, threat of disgrace, or loss of his job that drove Rhode Island newspaper magnate Adam Keene to take his own life? His daughter, Christy, refuses to accept her father's death as a suicide. When she returns to her mother-in-law Theodora's stately Newport mansion, Christy is determined to find out who killed her father�??and why.

But once behind the walls of Spindrift, Christy finds that the sprawling estate is more than just a tomb of tragic memories and closely guarded secrets. Christy's husband and son are slowly falling under the influence of the ruthless and domineering Theo. For Christy, the matriarch's endgame is as unknowable as it is terrifying. Now, as Christy searches for the truth of the past in the dark shadows of Spindrift, she will become trapped in a web of lies only another murder could conceal.

A recipient of the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement, Phyllis A. Whitney is the Edgar Award�??winning "queen of the American gothics" (The New York Times).

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author's estate.

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