Devil May Care

Name: Devil May Care
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Elizabeth Peters
ISBN: 9781455101177

Author: Elizabeth Peters

Narrator: Grace Conlin

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 06/24/2005

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Ellie and Henry are young, happy, and in love, ready to spend two weeks housesitting at her Aunt Kates Virginia mansion. Everything is happiness and light, and then Ellie screams. The book she purchased as a special gift for Aunt Kate is a story of the towns aristocracy. Every aristocracy has its secrets, though, and Burton, Virginia, wants theirs kept that way.

About Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) was one of the pseudonyms of American writer Barbara Louise Mertz, whose New York Times bestselling Amelia Peabody mysteries are often set against historical backdrops. In 1952, Peters earned a PhD in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She was named grand master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vintage

Plot: Young heroine moves in to watch mansion as her wealthy aunt goes on vacation. She has choices in male companionship: a stodgy fiancee as well as a young handsome gardener/med student. Nope, ditch the Lady Chatterly’s references. On the surface it sounds like the quitessential gothic mystery. No......more

Goodreads review by Sheila

3 biased stars--I liked the book despite its utterly ridiculous plot. But I have a soft spot for Peters, and this story has a lot of things to love (a possibly haunted manor house, a rich but eccentric aunt, dozens of cats and dogs, a snarky romantic interest, etc.). The book is dated and definitely......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

One of my favorite Elizabeth Peter's books. I read it 13+ years ago it seems but with my useless memory I only remembered a few things about it and hardly enough to ruin the surprises.......more