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32 kirjaa tekijältä Isabel Ostrander
The Sleeping Cat is a thrilling story in Isabel Ostrander's best manner. Olive Mercer invites her old schoolmate, the beautiful Gloria Warrender, to her home. A murder in the garden in open daylight, and a missing ring with links to a curious wartime past, involves Special Deputy Commissioner Dan Rider of the New York Police in the investigation of several suspects. This is a well-woven mystery by an early author who helped set the foundation for the American side of Golden-Age Detective Fiction. The Sleeping Cat was published posthumously in 1926.
What begins as a lighthearted dare soon spirals into something far more sinister. A simple gamble, meant for amusement, evolves into a tangle of secrets and deception that cannot be undone. With danger emerging from unexpected corners, those who believed they were safe find themselves at the mercy of ruthless ambition. As risks mount, ordinary choices carry deadly consequences. Each step forward blurs distinction between courage and recklessness, until survival itself becomes uncertain. Against this backdrop of intrigue, fear, and desperation, one truth remains inescapable: indulging a reckless impulse just once might be enough to seal one's fate forever.
Fate deals cards none can escape-but with stakes this high, one card has the power to condemn or absolve. A game meant to entertain soon reveals hidden tensions beneath the surface, and every hand becomes a subtle struggle for dominance. Lies are dealt as readily as spades and diamonds, and suspicion grows with each turn across the table. When the unexpected fifth ace appears, the game is no longer play, but deadly reality. Winning means survival; losing leaves everything-fortune, reputation, even life itself-in jeopardy. Only those willing to gamble with more than chance can hope to endure.