Her public could have been no more turbulent, Ambrose fancied, had she been on her way to heaven. He made her out now, on the platform of the observation car, bowing and smiling, with that taut smile which so easily may be transformed into an expression of malice, her unnaturally pale white face framed by her short black hair, her slender figure emphasized by her gown of white crepe georgette, partially concealed by a chinchilla cloak. In her arms she carried what Ambrose computed to be about seven hundred dollars worth of orchids...
...when suddenly, out of the back of the book, a loose page fell onto my hand and it was this full-color cover from the original edition:
Spooky.
The dissertation gods are smiling down on you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cover, startling writing. Looking forward to hearing more about your dissertation on the blog?
ReplyDeleteYou may be amused to know that there is a Charlie Chan movie that appears to be set in Los Angeles ("Meeting at Midnight" 1944 -- available on netflix) where he investigates a murder that occurs during a senance. But it's revealed to be just smoke and mirrors. (Here's a summary: http://charliechanfamily.tripod.com/id47.html).