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The Sibyl in Her Grave

By Sarah Caudwell

By Sarah Caudwell

By Sarah Caudwell

By Sarah Caudwell

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Part of Hilary Tamar

Part of Hilary Tamar

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Jul 03, 2001 | 368 Pages *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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    About The Sibyl in Her Grave

    Julia Larwood’s Aunt Regina needs help. She and two friends pooled their modest resources and invested in equities. Now the tax man demands his due, but they’ve already spent the money. How can they dig themselves out of the tax hole? Even more to the point: Can the sin of capital gains trigger corporeal loss?

    That’s one for the sibyl, psychic counselor Isabella del Comino, who has offended Aunt Regina and her friends by moving into the rectory, plowing under a cherished garden, and establishing an aviary of ravens. When Isabella is found dead, all clues point to death by fiscal misadventure.

    So Julia calls in an old friend and Oxford fellow, Professor Hilary Tamar, to follow a money trail that connects Aunt Regina to what appears to be capital fraud — and capital crime. The two women couldn’t have a better champion than the erudite Hilary, as once again Sarah Caudwell sweeps us into the scene of the crime, leaving us to ponder the greatest mystery of all: Hilary, him — or her — self.

    About The Sibyl in Her Grave

    Julia Larwood’s Aunt Regina needs help. She and two friends pooled their modest resources and invested in equities. Now the tax man demands his due, but they’ve already spent the money. How can they dig themselves out of the tax hole? Even more to the point: Can the sin of capital gains trigger corporeal loss?

    That’s one for the sibyl, psychic counselor Isabella del Comino, who has offended Aunt Regina and her friends by moving into the rectory, plowing under a cherished garden, and establishing an aviary of ravens. When Isabella is found dead, all clues point to death by fiscal misadventure.

    So Julia calls in an old friend and Oxford fellow, Professor Hilary Tamar, to follow a money trail that connects Aunt Regina to what appears to be capital fraud — and capital crime. The two women couldn’t have a better champion than the erudite Hilary, as once again Sarah Caudwell sweeps us into the scene of the crime, leaving us to ponder the greatest mystery of all: Hilary, him — or her — self.

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    About Sarah Caudwell

    Sarah Caudwell is the author of Thus Was Adonis Murdered, The Shortest Way to Hades, The Sirens Sang of Murder, and The Sibyl in Her Grave. She studied law at St. Anne’s College, Oxford; was called to the Chancery Bar; and practiced… More about Sarah Caudwell

    About Sarah Caudwell

    Sarah Caudwell is the author of Thus Was Adonis Murdered, The Shortest Way to Hades, The Sirens Sang of Murder, and The Sibyl in Her Grave. She studied law at St. Anne’s College, Oxford; was called to the Chancery Bar; and practiced… More about Sarah Caudwell

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Dell
    Jul 03, 2001 | 368 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780440234821

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $3.99
    Published by Dell
    Nov 04, 2009 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780307570666

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    Praise

    "Anyone who enjoys an ingenious mystery plot will enjoy Caudwell’s."
    — Newsday

    A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

    "Marvelous … Combines wit and forbearance, intellect and passion, above all, humor and perfection of language. Sarah set out to write a classic English village crime story, complete with vicar and mad virgin, and here it is, together with Hilary Tamar and the brilliant, sexy, young lawyers at the Chancery Bar."
    — Amanda Cross

    "Brilliant."
    — Chicago Sun-Times

    "The humor is wicked, but the intelligence behind it is smart and sweet."
    — The New York Times Book Review

    "Clean, elegant, observant and witty."
    — The Washington Post


    Also by Sarah Caudwell:

    The Sirens Sang of Murder
    "An absolute joy."
    — Elizabeth Peters

    The Shortest Way to Hades
    "An utterly delightful book … it will be irresistible to all who enjoy polished, civilized prose."
    — The New York Times Book Review

    Thus Was Adonis Murdered
    "A tour de force … a hilarious comedy of manners."
    — St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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