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Mary Branham was born in 1929.
(She had been a well-known actress on Broadway. But that w...)
She had been a well-known actress on Broadway. But that was ten years ago and after the sudden death of her producer husband, in her own words, too old to be an ingenue and not talented enough to be a leading lady, Sydney Reardon turned to decorate in London. She was enjoying a glamorous fast-paced life. And when her beautiful young cousin Kimberleigh Brennan comes for a visit they go off to Ireland with suave art exporter Ian Hardwicke and his critic friend Henry James. But the anticipated amusing weekend turns terrifying when they become involved with a little green man and theft, smuggling, a gangster and murder.
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1997
(Having left behind careers in theatre and decorating in L...)
Having left behind careers in theatre and decorating in London and New York, Sydney Reardon moved to a calmer life in Santa Fe with John, her third husband and the love of her life. She began doing houses. But she is devastated when John is killed in a bizarre accident. Still recovering from her loss she is invited by John's best friend for a visit to Salamanca. She has always loved Spain and accepts, looking forward to the holiday. Her host asks her to stop in Avila, the famous old walled town, to deliver a holy relic to a monastery and seeing it as an exotic but worthwhile errand, she readily agrees.
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2000
Mary Branham was born in 1929.
Mary Branham lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she was assistant director of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. She described her first mystery, Little Green Man In Ireland, as 'an airplane book.' Having bought numerous thick books at airport shops and left them on the plane unfinished, she determined to write a series of books that could be enjoyed on a flight of reasonable length. She had a long love affair with Mexico and vacationed there often, so it was not surprising she chose it as the setting for her second airplane-length tale. The only character in this story who is not fictional is the Corn Dog, based on her own over-sized, badly behaved but lovable black Chow Chow. The third mystery in the trilogy, all available from Sunstone Press, is Three Deadly Days in Spain.
(Having left behind careers in theatre and decorating in L...)
2000(She had been a well-known actress on Broadway. But that w...)
1997