A Lover Scorned

by Isabelle Holland

A Lover Scorned [hardcover] Holland, Isabelle [Jan 01, 1986]

Genres: Mystery

374 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Isabelle Christian Holland (born June 16, 1920 in Basel, Switzerland — died February 9, 2002) was an author of children and adult fiction. Her father was the American Consul in Liverpool, England during WWII. She moved to America in 1940 due to the war. She wrote Gothic novels, adult mysteries, romantic thrillers, and many books for children and young adults. She wrote over 50 books in her lifetime, and was still working at the time of her death at age 81 in New York City.

Two of her novels have been made into movies:

Bump in the Night, 1991,
The Man Without a Face, 1993

Both of these novels deal with issues or allegations of pedophilia.

Reviews

[Debi Emerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent mystery featuring Claire Aldington.

[Helen Geng]

Read Sept 2021

[Carolyn (in SC) C234D · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this many years ago, and don't remember it at all. I wrote at the time: Suspense novel about a female Episcopal priest. OK story, but turned off by some time inconsistencies. A series; don't know that I'd read more.