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Married at 19 and a widow at 25, English beauty Sylvia Bailey is managing to enjoy life on her own in Paris. She even invests in a symbol of her freedom, a superb string of pearls. Sylvia befriends a fellow young widow with a love of gambling, a Polish woman named Anna Wolsky, and together the two visit Madame Cagliostra, a famous fortune-teller. But Madame Cagliostra speaks in riddles, telling Sylvia that she may never return to her home country and to be wary of her beloved necklace. The fortune-teller warns them not to leave Paris, for she sees “terrible danger” in their future.

Mr Sleuth is a good guest, pays handsomely and in advance, needs very little looking after and seems to be a harmless gentleman. But when the murderous exploits of a serial killer known only as 'The Avenger' start occurring closer to home, Mrs Bunting begins to worry about her guest, his curious experiments and nocturnal habits.

L'autrice è una scrittrice britannica e famosa giallista. Questo suo romanzo (dal titolo originale "What really happened?" fu pubblicato nel 1926, e, come altri suoi romanzi, messo in scena nel 1932. Lungi dall'essere un giallo nel senso classico che diamo a questa parola, la narrazione squisitamente psicologica di un crimine. Della sua realtà processuale, che è tutta diversa da ciò che accadde realmente, come espresso dal titolo originale, e come è la convinzione generale più volte sottolineata dall'autrice.

Immerse yourself in Studies in Love and in Terror, a captivating collection of five stories by Marie Belloc Lowndes. These tales uniquely blend elements of romance with suspense, offering a rich tapestry that appeals to a diverse audience. Join narrator Carolin as she brings to life narratives that dance between the tender and the terrifying.

Marie Adelaide Elizabeth Rayner Lowndes (née Belloc) was born in 1868. She had a distinguished and prolific literary career and 4 of her works were adapted (some several times) for film. She died in 1947.