Fog and sleet make driving hazardous in the Chicago traffic. When Katie Warren momentarily stops her car on Michigan Boulevard, she hears a shrouded voice say, “I won’t eat grape hair, nor yet glocks.” The image of grape hair is sinister enough to stick in Katie’s mind. Steering through bad weather, she eventually reaches Aunt Mina’s gloomy mansion—and then something terrible happens.
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"From the first page to the last, this story is pervaded by the atmosphere of horror and suspense that invariably marks the work of Mignon G. Eberhart. A murder, to her, is something more than a mere crime puzzle to be worked out for the entertainment of the reader. It is a tragic event which deeply affects the destinies of those who are in any way involved."-New York Times (New York Times )
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Originally published in 1933, Death in the Fog is one of the most chilling mysteries ever crafted by Mignon G. Eberhart, a native Nebraskan whose long career culminated in a Grand Masters Edgar award from Mystery Writers of America in 1970.
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A superb vintage mystery,
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Reviewing this book, the New York Times said "From the first page to the last, this story is pervaded by the atmosphere of horror and suspense that invariably marks the work of Mignon G. Eberhart." The Times had it right. There's plenty of horror and suspense in "Death in the Fog," and plenty too of the atmosphere of the Depression-era screwball comedy; if Hollywood were casting this in 1933, the principal roles would have gone to Carole Lombard, William Powell, Gene Raymond, Marie Dressler, Helen Broderick, and Eric Blore. Anyone with a yen for that 30s atmosphere and with a fondness for Chicago will find "Death in the Fog" irresistible. Compared to "The House on the Roof" and "Fair Warning," the pacing is better and the heroine more compelling; this may be Eberhart's best work from the 1930s.
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Atmospheric Fun,
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This is one of my favorite Eberhart mysteries. It has just about everything: fog and damp, a thirties setting, a likeable heroine with more backbone than many of Eberhart's, a dark, brooding house, and colorful characters (mysterious grand dame, alcoholic guest and his annoyingly aggressive wife, murder victims both nasty and gentle, and a funny-smart detective).What it doesn't have is a stable title, because it was formerly issued as The Dark Garden ... in my opinion, a more evocative title. Be warned: they are the same book
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Mignon G. Eberhart Wrote some wonderful Mysteries. Wish they could be put on Kindle. Favorites are several of her first ones. With Nurse Keate and Lance O'Leary in the first Five. Good clean reading even if they are a bit dated. The older books are the best to read. I have read at least 30 of her books. The older authors did not have to try to thrill anyone with swear words or lots of sex scenes to sell their books. They relied on good writing. Lets see more of them on Kindle. Thanks
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