Where Gable Slept

by Irene Bennett Brown

Overview

Celia Landrey, walking-tour guide and innkeeper, must deal with a mysterious newcomer to her small town—a woman bent on destroying their most famous structure, a house where Clark Gable lived as a young man. Unable to stand idly by, Celia struggles through a maze of secrets and lies, murder and romance, to save Gable House, her town, and her life.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012045270
Publisher:	RIVEREDGE BOOKS
Publication date:	01/03/2011
Series:	A Celia Landrey Mystery , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	241 KB

About the Author

Known for her historical novels, Where Gable Slept is Irene Bennett Brown’s first contemporary mystery. She has published several young adult novels, including Before The Lark, winner of the Western Writers Of America Spur Award and nominee for the Mark Twain Award. Her first adult historical, The Plainswoman, was a finalist for the Western Writers Of America Spur Award. She is also a recipient of the Oregon Library Association Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award. Brown lives in Jefferson, Oregon with her husband Bob.

Editorial Reviews

With destruction on mind, it can be sometimes hard to stop it. "Where Gable Slept" is a mystery placing tour guide Celia Landrey as she faces a woman seeking to destroy her town's major attraction, a home where legendary actor Clark Gable once lived. With the law backing the woman's cruel intentions, Celia has to act fast to save her town's history and her own livelihood. "Where Gable Slept" is an exciting thriller and mystery, sure to entertain many a reader.

James Cox

Irene Bennett Brown, well-known for her popular historical novels, has successfully crossed genres with the fun cozy mystery, Where Gable Slept. A gifted writer, she keeps readers turning the pages while trying to glean clues to solve the mystery.

Widowed Celia Landrey’s beloved town, Pass Creek, Oregon, is her life. She thrives on its history and does everything within her power to breathe life into what some call a has-been town. But one thing after another threatens her tranqu

Mary Trimble

”Irene Bennett Brown keeps the promise of her gifted writing and love of history inside this fine contemporary mystery. I laughed out loud. I loved it.” –Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author of An Absence So Great.

Jane KIrkpattrick

“Where Gable Slept is a delightful mystery, featuring the charming and indomitable Celia Landrey, innkeeper and tour guide, who’s doing her best to keep her pretty little historical town of Pass Creek, Oregon the charming community it is. She’s got her job cut out for her, what with one thing and another and a variety of villains attempting to foil her efforts. Full of colorful characters and with a fun story line, I recommend this book to anyone who loves traditional myster

Alice Duncan