The Ebony Swan, Phyllis A. Whitney
The Ebony Swan, Phyllis A. Whitney
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The Ebony Swan

Author: Phyllis A. Whitney

Narrator: Anna Fields

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2009

Synopsis

Twentyfive years ago, Susan Prentice lost her mother to a tragic accident. Now she is returning home for the first time to Virginias eastern shores and the ancestral house whose front steps her mother fell down to her death.Though Susan has little memory of the accident, her arrival has alarmed those who fear what may lie dormant in Susans memory. But it is her maternal grandmother, Alex Montoro, a proud, intense, aging doyenne of the ballet, who believes that that memory must be unlocked. For Susan is the only living witness to the tragedyand Alex suspects that her daughters fall was no accident.

About Phyllis A. Whitney

Phyllis A. Whitney is one of the best-known writers of classic suspense in the world. Ms. Whitney has been named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and has received the Agatha Award from Malice Domestic. Both awards are for lifetime achievement. Ms. Whitney’s books have been published in more than thirty foreign countries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah-Dianne

I consider this type of mystery to be the best kind. It keeps you on your toes, but it isn't to scary to keep you up! This was a great read!......more

Goodreads review by Dayna

When Susan Prentice returns to her childhood home in Virginia 25 years after witnessing the death of her mother, Dolores, she wishes only to become reacquainted with her formidable grandmother, Alex, a former ballerina. But Susan finds herself isolated in a hostile environment, her relatives obvious......more

Goodreads review by Angie

3.5 stars... My first Phyllis Whitney! I enjoyed this as a light mystery-suspense with a little romance. The characters were a bit 1-dimensional, but I wasn't bothered by it. It felt like a "gentle" mystery. Kind of like an American-style Victoria Holt. Totally clean. I will definitely be reading mor......more

Goodreads review by Judy

I’ve read books by Phyllis Whitney for many years and have never found a book of hers I didn’t like. This was no exception. A young woman goes to visit her grandmother she hasn’t seen since she was a small child. Her mother was killed mysteriously when she was young and they lived with her grandmoth......more

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