- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (21 July 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099588005
- ISBN-13: 978-0099588009
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,913,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"- "The screwball mystery is Charlotte MacLeod's cup of tea." -Chicago Tribune - "Charlotte MacLeod does what she does better than anybody else does it; and what she does is in the top rank of modern mystery fiction." -Elizabeth Peters
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A Crime Club selection, this intrguing tale has been reviewed as "...the very best whodunnit in many a day...Not to be missed." It starts with plans to bury deceased Great-uncle Frederick in the family vault on Beacon Hill. When the vault is opened, there's someone already there that no one could ever expect-the skeleton of a burlesque queen who disappeared thirty years ago! It's up to young Sarah Kelling to hold the shocked family together, and try to find out what happened. What she unravels is a complex murder plot that not only stretches into the past, but also has Sarah marked as a victim! - The third in a series of definitive edition of mysteries by America's Agatha Christie! - Second title in ibooks' Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn reissue program. - Over 1,000,000 Charlotte MacLeod novels have been sold worldwide. - Charlotte MacLeod is the American Mystery and Nero Wolfe Award-winning of the Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn and Professor Peter Shandy series of mysteries.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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i read this years ago when i borrowed it from the library and was not disappointed with the second read! good mystery story and i have purchased further books from this author that i have enjoyed too.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
The Family Vault
10 Jan 2000
Format:Paperback
The Family Vault is the first in MacLeod's Sarah Kelling/Max Bittersohn mystery series, in which we are introduced to Sarah and her convoluted family. The book begins as the heroine prepares the family vault mentioned in the title prior to her uncle's funeral only to find it already occupied by the skeleton of a showgirl, Ruby Redd. All is made (mostly) clear by the end of the book, leaving plenty of hooks for subsequent mysteries. "The Family Vault" is a bit stiff compared to her later books, but a fun fast read nevertheless.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Eccentricities and suspense
3 Oct 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a well-weaved, humorous mystery about the bad things that occur to the quirky Kelling clan, their friends and associates. I was crestfallen about the turn of events half-way through the book, but can't say why for fear of revealing too much of the story. Nonetheless, it was very fun to read, with many suspenseful moments. I especially enjoyed all the eccentricities of the characters in the book, in addition to the Boston setting.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A step above the rest
15 May 2008
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The late Charlotte MacLeod taught the rest of the mystery community how to write humor with straight characters. The Kelling clan will keep you glued to your seat as we find Sarah Kelling, for the first time, trying her best to weave her way through intricate puzzles, while preserving her place within the family circle.
MacLeod was a master of plot with few dull moments and her pace never lags. Sarah loses her husband and finds her mate, but those are other books in this fun-filled series.
Grab them up when you can and keep them close by for a good fix for what ails you. A word master at her very best.
Nash Black, author of Writing as a Small Business and Sins of the Fathers.
MacLeod was a master of plot with few dull moments and her pace never lags. Sarah loses her husband and finds her mate, but those are other books in this fun-filled series.
Grab them up when you can and keep them close by for a good fix for what ails you. A word master at her very best.
Nash Black, author of Writing as a Small Business and Sins of the Fathers.
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