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5.0 out of 5 stars Celia`s Secret
Synopsis Who is Celia, and what are the mysterious papers found concealed under the attic floorboards of an old country house? Are they simply instructions for assembling a table-tennis table, written in idiosyncratic German, or could they contain a coded message?
Published on August 11, 2009 by DONALD H MARK

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Joke's on Us
This book begins promisingly enough -- with a mystery. A truly baffling and well-written mystery. And if you've seen Michael Frayn's superb play "Copenhagen," so much the better.

But as the story unfolds, the mystery unravels. To say how would be essentially to reveal this entire little book, so I won't. But suffice it to say that, in a sense, the...

Published on September 7, 2000 by Page V. Tolbert


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5.0 out of 5 stars Celia`s Secret, August 11, 2009
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DONALD H MARK "DustyTomes" (Portland, Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews
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Synopsis Who is Celia, and what are the mysterious papers found concealed under the attic floorboards of an old country house? Are they simply instructions for assembling a table-tennis table, written in idiosyncratic German, or could they contain a coded message?
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Joke's on Us, September 7, 2000
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This book begins promisingly enough -- with a mystery. A truly baffling and well-written mystery. And if you've seen Michael Frayn's superb play "Copenhagen," so much the better.

But as the story unfolds, the mystery unravels. To say how would be essentially to reveal this entire little book, so I won't. But suffice it to say that, in a sense, the reader is the "victim" in this mystery; you'll have to decide how you feel about that.

I have to confess though -- I tore through it in two sittings....

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