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My Name Is Polly Winter
When historical researcher Jessica Cameron takes a room at The Cedars to study mid-nineteenth-century domestic life, she hardly expects to encounter much excitement. But as soon as she settles in, suspicions serenade her heart. Who is that padding down the hall at night? Who is the little girl she saw in the odd pink ruffled dress?
Jessica discovers a shred of paper in an old cookbook that is scrawled hauntingly with the "My na...name is...my name is P...my name is Polly Winter..." - and her research begins.
Then suddenly Mrs. Tate, the housekeeper at The Cedars, and her daughter both disappear. Research turns to panicked investigation as Jessica, aided by Jake, a local artist, uncovers the eerie evidence of an unsolved nineteenth-century murder case that she realizes is being reenacted....
Jessica discovers a shred of paper in an old cookbook that is scrawled hauntingly with the "My na...name is...my name is P...my name is Polly Winter..." - and her research begins.
Then suddenly Mrs. Tate, the housekeeper at The Cedars, and her daughter both disappear. Research turns to panicked investigation as Jessica, aided by Jake, a local artist, uncovers the eerie evidence of an unsolved nineteenth-century murder case that she realizes is being reenacted....
- GenresMystery
188 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1992
20 people want to read
About the author
Veronica Black
49 books69 followersPseudonym for Maureen Peters
Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.
Said Maureen Peters about Sister Joan in an interview, "I chose a nun because they have got a lot of time on their hands. I have friends who are real nuns and they give me information on their lives, but mine’s a bit more unconventional. Every time she goes to a convent, she finds a dead body — Cornwall is littered with them."
Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.
Said Maureen Peters about Sister Joan in an interview, "I chose a nun because they have got a lot of time on their hands. I have friends who are real nuns and they give me information on their lives, but mine’s a bit more unconventional. Every time she goes to a convent, she finds a dead body — Cornwall is littered with them."
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April 24, 2018
an old murder in the past haunts a young researcher; then there are 2 fresh murders; interesting idea but the ending is contrived
June 15, 2015
Got about a third way then quit. Disgusting book. I know such things happen but I don't want to read about it.
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