Successful author Molly Hunt, the adopted daughter of Long Island parents, is stunned when a handsome man she meets in her publisher’s office makes a startling declaration: that he is about to marry her twin sister. Molly soon discovers that she is actually the long-lost child of the wealthy Mountfort family of Charleston, South Carolina. Eager to solve the puzzle of her birth, Molly begins a fateful journey south.
At the historic family plantation, she meets her beautiful twin Amelia, their reclusive mother, and a cast of intriguing yet disturbing characters who both question her identity and, in their way, confirm it. Nevertheless, her arrival has set in motion a series of strange and frightening events, and in the intoxicating, magnolia-scented world of Molly’s original family, haunting memories of an unsolved murder threaten the family’s very existence—as well as her own.
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"Another book given to me by my aunt, she is the one who got me started on mystery novels. Enjoyable book, but had to really pay attention to keep up with the twists and turns in the plot. Not realy deep, but kept moving. " — Kim (4 out of 5 stars)
"Another book given to me by my aunt, she is the one who got me started on mystery novels. Enjoyable book, but had to really pay attention to keep up with the twists and turns in the plot. Not realy deep, but kept moving. "
“One of the smoothest suspense novels yet from the prolific Whitney.”
“The characters of Molly and her twin, Amelia, are particularly well drawn as one can contrast their similarities and their differences…This is a good, modern gothic novel sure to please those hooked on the genre.”
" Didn't enjoy this as much as other Whitney books...but it was okay. "
" Great mystery set in Charlotte. Southern values and a great ending. "
" Not bad at all. It was an interesting twist of events. "
" Good mystery....can't guess who the bad guy is until the very end! "
" As ever Phyllis Whitney weaves an amazingly good suspenseful story. "
" This book was aite, It didn't keep my attention like the other mystery books that I read. There was no suspense. Because I'm so damn curious I kept reading to the end to find out the big mystery and what the long lost twin had to do wit it. "
" Another book given to me by my aunt, she is the one who got me started on mystery novels. Enjoyable book, but had to really pay attention to keep up with the twists and turns in the plot. Not realy deep, but kept moving. "
" A reliable author, and a reliable book. Perhaps a little predictable, but a good clean story. "
" I like a good romance/suspense story. "
" Easy read. Nothing surprising. Simplistic characters. If you want a pleasant rainy afternoon read that doesn't make you think, this isn't a bad choice. "
" FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME! Even now, I cant put it down till its finished. Lots of twists and turns, and the ending comes out of nowhere! I true mystery writer in every way. I heart Phyllis A. Whitney! "
Phyllis A. Whitney (1903–2008) was born of American parents in Yokohama, Japan. She worked with books throughout her life as a librarian, bookseller, reviewer, writing teacher, and bestselling author. She was one of America’s most successful writers of romance and suspense and in 1988 won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
Jennifer Van Dyck has appeared on Broadway in Hedda Gabler, Dancing at Lughnasa, Two Shakespearean Actors, and The Secret Rapture. She has been in new plays by Keith Bunin, Ellen McLaughlin, Catherine Filloux, Douglas Post, A. R. Gurney, and Albert Innaurato. Her film and television credits include Series 7, States of Control, Bullets over Broadway, numerous Law & Order episodes, Ed, Spin City, and The Education of Max Bickford. Her audiobook narrations have won her three AudioFile Earphones Awards.
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