Original Sin

by Mary Monica Pulver

Paperback, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

Fic Mystery Pulver

Publication

Diamond Books (1993), Paperback

Description

Kori Price Brichter planned on a wonderful Christmas. She and her police officer husband, Peter Brichter, had invited their friends, Frank and Mary Ryder and Gordon Ramsey, to spend the holiday with them, their son Jeep, and their nanny, Jill. Most important, Kori had invited Evelyn Biggins to join them. Having believed that all of her relatives had died, Kori was particularly thrilled to have found Evelyn, now her only living relative, to tell her of her family history. But Evelyn had only been in the house for a few hours when she was found, dead, in the house's library, victim of an apparent murder. Since the guests were now isolated in house because of a blizzard, the only possible conclusion is that one of them had killed Evelyn. But who?… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member DrLed
Synopsis: Kori wants to celebrate Christmas by having an old fashioned house party. She also invites her only living relative, an elderly cousin, to come to the party and help Kori restore the house. A blizzard traps everyone, yet someone murders the cousin, once again leaving Kori with no
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relatives.
Review: This was frustrating, I knew how the cousin was killed and had identified the entanglements early on. The final reasoning was OK, but not particularly fulfilling.
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Language

Physical description

1 p.; 6.7 inches

ISBN

1557738467 / 9781557738462

Local notes

Peter Brichter, 04

DDC/MDS

Fic Mystery Pulver

Rating

½ (12 ratings; 3.7)
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