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A Splash of Red [Paperback]

Antonia Fraser (Author)
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Book Description

September 1984
Back in print -- Antonia Fraser's third Jemima Shore mystery, in which the intrepid and glamorous detective confronts sinister doings in a Bloomsbury penthouse.

Everyone loved Chloe Fontaine. Troy and exquisitely pretty, her fragile looks hid a considerable talent as a novelist. She had had a series of admirers, lovers, and husbands ever since her arrival in literary London. Her friends sometimes remarked on the odd contrast of her disorderly private life and the careful formality of her work, yet it hardly seemed to matter when even the critics doted on her. When Chloe strangely and suddenly disappears one hot summer day, Jemima Shore, who is left in charge of her flat, must find out why before it is too late.
-- "(The heroine) solves it all in a most satisfactory way. This is good reading, a fine story well told.' -- Chattanooga Times


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Jemima works it out in assertive, often witty style. . . . Most enjoyable. -- Houston Chronicle

[Jemima Shore] solves it all in a most satisfactory way. This is good reading, a fine story well told. -- Chattanooga Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Antonia Fraser, CBE, has written many acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers. She was made CBE in 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She is married to the playwright Harold Pinter and lives in Holland Park, London. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 213 pages
  • Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc (September 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 039330213X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393302134
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,521,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Jean would be embarrassed., September 9, 2010
I read all day for a living, so at night, the only thing my poor brain can handle is fluff.

This book is fluff.

The plot is weak and the characters seem cartoon-like. The main character is beaten up by a drunk and then proceeds to make him coffee.

Picture a famous TV personality trying to spend an anonymous morning at a public library, in the Reading Room.
She shows up in a Jean Muir dress, expecting not to be noticed. By anyone.

I do like the way Antonia Fraser writes. You get a full picture, whether you want it or not.

The story bumps along. The ending is silly and disappointing. I did like the cat.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dosn't Hang Together, October 31, 2010
A SPLASH OF RED by Antonia Fraser is a title I picked up because I'd read with interest several of her historical works. Ms. Fraser does not have the special something that makes for a cozy read. The book was dull to the point of boring.
Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS.
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