The Late Clara Beame, Taylor Caldwell
The Late Clara Beame, Taylor Caldwell
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The Late Clara Beame
A Novel

Author: Taylor Caldwell

Narrator: Devon Sorvari

Unabridged: 6 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/08/2024


Synopsis

From the New York Times–bestselling author, a tale of family tensions and foul play at a snowed-in Connecticut country house . . .

Laura and Henry Frazier, David Gates, and Alice Bullowe are in Connecticut for Christmas. The family is staying in a country home Laura inherited from her aunt, Clara, and Alice, also a niece of the late Clara Beame, is more than a little disappointed by the terms of the will.

As an edge of hostility threatens to spoil the party, the drama only grows as manipulative games are played, a blizzard roars outside, a surprise guest arrives—and the holiday turns more scary than merry . . .

About Taylor Caldwell

Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985) was an Anglo-American novelist and prolific author of popular fiction, also known by the pen names Marcus Holland and Max Reiner, and by her married name of J. Miriam Reback.

In her fiction, she often used real historical events or persons. Caldwell's best-known works include Dynasty of Death, Dear and Glorious Physician (about Saint Luke), Ceremony of the Innocent, Pillar of Iron, The Earth Is the Lord's (about Genghis Khan), and Captains and the Kings. Her last major novel, Answer as a Man, appeared in 1980.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise on October 24, 2019

Set at Christmastime in Connecticut, this mystery has friends/relatives Laura and Henry Frazier, David Gates and Alice Bullowe spending the season at an old country house inherited by Laura. Laura, a somewhat neurotic heiress, loves her country home but not as much as does Alice who had hoped to inh......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on February 10, 2017

This was a fun read-in-a-day book. A thriller that wasn't the best thing that Ms. Caldwell wrote but still fun. I figured out the twists pretty early in the book but it was still worth reading to the end. A nice quick read to cleanse the palate between longer offerings.......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on August 11, 2014

Fairly bland mystery with nothing new or innovative about the structure. The writing felt clumsy at times. Quick and easy read.......more