The Blackmailer [electronic resource]
Isabel Colegate2022
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"The glittering, sharp and sinister work of one of our most incisive and
wickedly funny satirists; 'Isabel Colegate has no rival' (The Times)
'What we feel for each other is really a passion for power,' said Judith. 'We
want to destroy each other by making the other fall in love with us.'
Judith Lane, not-quite-beautiful but charmingly serious, is the young widow of
the war hero Anthony Lane, and an editor at the successful if rather rakish
publisher Hanescu Lane & Co. Ltd. But one evening the harmonious routine of
Judith's life is interrupted when she receives her first visit from Baldwin
Reeves, who reveals that Anthony's wartime adventures were not quite as glorious
as the newspaper reports would have her believe. To protect Anthony's family
from the scandal, Judith reluctantly acquiesces to the repellent but attractive
Reeves's demands - but both blackmailer and blackmailee soon find themselves out
of their depth in ways they could not have anticipated.
Darkly fu...
Main title:
The Blackmailer [electronic resource] / Isabel Colegate
Author:
Isabel Colegate, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (160)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781526615558
Language:
English
BRN:
438394
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |