Come Away, Death (Rue Morgue Vintage Mysteries) [Paperback]

Gladys Mitchell (Author)

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Series: Rue Morgue Vintage Mysteries | Publication Date: September 2007

Sir Rudri Hopkinson, an eccentric amateur archaeologist, is determined to recreate ancient rituals at the temple of Eleusis in Greece in the hope of summoning the goddess Demeter. He gathers together a motley collection of people to assist in the experiment, including a rival scholar, a handsome but cruel photographer and a trio of mischievous children. But when one of the group disappears, and a severed head turns up in a box of snakes, Mrs Bradley is called upon to investigate…

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Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Rue Morgue Press (September 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601870108
• ISBN-13: 978-1601870100
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,218,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, October 12, 2009

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This review is from: Come Away, Death (Rue Morgue Vintage Mysteries) (Paperback)

Gladys Mitchell is one of my favorite authors, but this is not one of my favorite books. I found it to be boring at times so I skipped pages to get to the end.