Dig a Narrow Grave

by Mary Linn Roby

Genres: Gothic

215 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1971

About the author

aka Elisabeth Welles, Georgina Grey, Mary Wilson, Pamela D'Arcy, Pauline Pryor, Valerie Bradstreet.

Mary is the author of fifty-two Gothic, romances, regencies, and mystery novels. Mary also teaches English literature, creative writing, and rhetoric. Her husband is an English professor, a biographer, editor, and mystery writer.

Mary loves tennis, reading, and traveling, and her special editing interests lie in the field of fiction and memoirs. She enhances the creative talents of clients by giving their manuscripts a sympathetic reading, an in-depth critique, and meticulous editing.

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather bizarre story not helped by a main character who was all over the emotional map. One second she's drawn to her employer, the next she's fleeing from him in fear, the next she's cozying up to someone else entirely. She was not exactly my idea of a calm, steady mental health professional. My favorite though was when she went from being hostile and suspicious toward the teenage boy, to supportive and willing to risk her life for him, after he...tried to kill her. (Wait, what? That can't be right, can it?) But no, that's pretty much what happened. Can't help hoping she didn't pursue her career as a psychiatrist after she hooked up with her dead patient's husband. Yeesh.