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Dolores Hitchens

    22 de diciembre de 1907 – 1 de enero de 1973

    Dolores Hitchens fue una novelista de misterio estadounidense cuya prolífica producción exploró las tensiones ocultas bajo la vida cotidiana. Su obra a menudo profundizaba en los aspectos más oscuros de la naturaleza humana, creando narrativas de suspense que cautivaron a los lectores. Demostró versatilidad al colaborar en misterios con temática ferroviaria y aventurarse en otros géneros, incluidas las historias del Oeste. Un personaje recurrente, la solterona Rachel Murdock, apareció en muchos de sus relatos, atrayendo al público a un mundo de tramas intrincadas y acertijos cautivadores.

    Der Strick vor der Tür
    Ohne Rückkehr
    Dem Wahnsinn nahe
    La gatta ci ha messo lo zampino
    The Cat Saw Murder: A Rachel Murdock Mystery
    The Alarm of the Black Cat
    • This classic mystery features a family feud, feline intervention, and the spirited septuagenarian sleuth from The Cat Saw Murder. A strange encounter with a little girl named Claudia and a dead toad sparks elderly detective fiction fan Rachel Murdock’s obsessive curiosity, and she winds up renting the house next door just to see how things play out. But soon after she and her cat Samantha move in, Rachel realizes they’ve landed right in the middle of a deadly love triangle that’s created animosity among the three families who now surround her. When Rachel finds Claudia’s great-grandmother dead in her basement, she reaches out to a friend in the LAPD to solve the crime. They soon learn the three households have been torn apart by one husband’s infidelity and a complicated will that could lead to a fortune. In a house plagued by forbidden love, regret, and greed, Rachel will have to trust her intuition, as well as Samantha’s instincts, to survive—and keep Claudia out of the hands of a killer whose work has just begun.…

      The Alarm of the Black Cat
      3,1
    • The Cat Saw Murder: A Rachel Murdock Mystery

      • 264 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      The story unfolds as Rachel and Jennifer rush to Breakers Beach to aid their niece Lilly, bringing along their beloved cat Samantha. Unbeknownst to them, Samantha is an heiress to a vast fortune, making her a target for danger. After a failed attempt on the cat's life, the situation escalates when Lilly is tragically murdered. The narrative intertwines themes of family loyalty, unexpected inheritance, and the dark side of wealth as the sisters navigate the mystery surrounding their niece's death and the threats against Samantha.

      The Cat Saw Murder: A Rachel Murdock Mystery
      3,6
    • Die Baxter-Briefe

      • 119 páginas
      • 5 horas de lectura

      1971 119 (1) Seiten Taschenbuch

      Die Baxter-Briefe