The mermaid in the basement

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Title:

The mermaid in the basement

Author:

Morris, Gilbert, author.

Series:

Lady Trent mystery ;

Series Number:

Summary:

It's London, 1857, and everything is at stake for Serafina Trent, a woman of means, but not the typical Victorian lady who feels her place is to be seen and not heard. Wealthy widow of a nobleman and daughter of a famous scientist, she's a skeptic who only trusts what can be proven. When her brother's most recent female dalliance, a beautiful actress, is found murdered, all evidence points to him. Especially since the actress had just rejected him in a most public manner. Now everyone believes Clive is headed for the gallows. Everyone, that is, but Serafina.

Edition:

Large print ed.

Physical Description:

539 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Christian fiction.

Large type books.

Historical fiction.

Subject Term:

Actresses -- Crimes against -- Fiction.

Women private investigators -- Fiction.

Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

London (England) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Thorndike Press,

Publication Date:

2009

2007

ISBN:

9781410415233

Publication Information:

Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.

Call Number:

LP MORRIS

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002278011	Large Print Fiction	MORRIS	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Lady Serafina Trent is outraged when a young woman ends up dead and her younger brother is the main suspect. With the help of new friend Dylan Tremayne, Serafina is able to solve the mystery and, with trepidation, begins to open her mind and heart to the possibility that there is a God.

Author Notes

Gilbert Morris, May 24, 1929 - Gilbert Morris was born on May 24, 1929 in Forrest City Arkansas. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1958 from Arkansas State University. He went on to earn his Master's in English from ASU as well and eventually earned his Doctorate in English from the University of Arkansas in 1968.

After graduating from college, Morris became a pastor for a Baptist Church in Alabama. He resided there from 1955 until 1961, at which point he accepted an appointment as a professor at Ouchita Baptist University.

Morris now writes books full time, and all of his stories have a basis in Christian faith. Over the course of his career, Morris has sold millions of copies of his titles. He has been a Gold medallion finalist several times and has received five angel awards, three for the Winslow series and two for the Appomatox Series. He won the National Award for Poetry from Cloverleaf in 1978.

Gilbert Morris passed away on February 18, 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)