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Jemima Shore's First Case and Other Stories
Jemima Shore's First Case and Other Stories Author:Antonia Fraser Jemima Shore, solves four cases which have been previously printed. Strikingly different, the next 13 stories feature supernatural or ironic incidents, each a satisfying shock. ''Dr. Zeit'' is a ghostly figure of foreboding to a mother and her son. Two women successfully commit a nasty crime in ''Have a Nice Death,... more »39;' a funny and hackle-raising story. But Fraser's star turn is the drama played ''On the Battlements'' of a castle in Tuscany. Visiting friends, an renowned actor named Victor and his faithless wife Letty are exploring the turrets and he is reciting Shakespearean lines requested by others in the group, when Letty nearly falls. Victor saves her and she says with feeling, ''I'll never slip again,'' reassuring him that she understands why he chose to speak excerpts from Othello.« less
Several quick to read stories in this book. I think they are a little dated now, but good for a quick read if you are in the doctor's office, waiting for your car's oil change, or sitting in the car pool line.