The Chink in the Armor by Marie Belloc Lowndes, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Ghost, Horror

The beautiful light-haired, blue-eyed Sylvia Bailey -- married at 19, and already a widow at 25 -- is enjoying life on her own in Paris. She even carries with her a symbol of the freedom she feels: a string of pearls -- a superb necklace she wears nearly everywhere she goes . . .

Yet those pearls will take her to the brink of disaster -- and propel her new, dear friend well beyond!

About the Author
Lowndes, Marie Belloc: - "Marie Adelaide Elizabeth Rayner Lowndes (née Belloc;1868 - 1947) was a prolific English novelist. Active from 1898 until her death, she had a literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest. Three of her works were adapted for the screen: The Lodger (1913 novel; numerous film adaptations), Letty Lynton (1931 novel; 1932 film adaptation) and The Story of Ivy (1927 novel; 1947 film adaptation). Additionally, The Lodger was adapted as a 1940 radio drama and 1960 opera."