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The Red Carnelian
The Red Carnelian
Author: Phyllis A. Whitney
Chicago, 1943. Linell Wynn, a copywriter for the Cunningham department store, is happy with her job -- but still feels hurt over a failed affair with Michael Montgomery, the company Casanova. The war is on, and good men are hard to come by. It's bad enough when he runs off and marries a younger employee, but it's worse when the new bridegroom tu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780445407848
ISBN-10: 0445407840
Publication Date: 6/1989
Pages: 254
Rating:
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3.5 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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reviewed The Red Carnelian on + 59 more book reviews
From the back of the book.

I never wear red anymore.
I shudder when I see an owl.
The beat of Begin the Beguine sets my heart throbbing with terror.
And when I walk the narrow passageway to the mannequin room at Cunninghams, I tremble.
For the memories come back, flooding me with fear and dread, flashing like the facets of the jewel that held the secret of murder--a gem the color of blood.
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Fast moving-very suspenseful.


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