Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Yates, Dornford, Perishable goods, 1928
... Cecil William Mercer...Dornford Yates is the pen name of Cecil William Mercer...Dornford Yates is the pen name of Cecil William Mercer ...
Perishable Goods is a 1928 novel by the English author Dornford Yates (Cecil William Mercer), the second in his Chandos thriller series and a sequel to Blind Corner. While on holiday at Poganec in Carinthia with Berry, Daphne and Boy (from the Berry books), Adèle is kidnapped by the villain 'Rose' Noble (in revenge for his defeat in Blind Corner) and is held captive at the Castle of Gath near Lass. A ransom is demanded. She is rescued by Chandos, Mansel, Hanbury and their servants.
310p. : Frontispiece illustration ; olive green cover with original dust jacket cut and pasted onto cover with title on the back and indecipherable word on the front coverfictionPerishable Goods is a 1928 novel by the English author Dornford Yates (Cecil William Mercer), the second in his Chandos thriller series and a sequel to Blind Corner. While on holiday at Poganec in Carinthia with Berry, Daphne and Boy (from the Berry books), Adèle is kidnapped by the villain 'Rose' Noble (in revenge for his defeat in Blind Corner) and is held captive at the Castle of Gath near Lass. A ransom is demanded. She is rescued by Chandos, Mansel, Hanbury and their servants.fiction, adventure, dornford yates, cecil william mercer