Barbara R. (Crop4Fun) reviewed on 12/31/2006 + 1217 more book reviews

from the back cover The Wicked AmericanThe whole art colony at Salcott St. Mary would have agreed with popular authoress Lavinia Fitch when she remarked about her guest, Leslie Searle: Im sure he must have been something very wicked in ancient Greece.

This too-handsome, rich and famous young American had created havoc at Salcott: hed broke up an engagement, ruined a smug broadcaster, insulted a leading playwright, caused a public scandal

Thenwith several girls madly in love with him, and several important men hating himhe disappeared strangelyand Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard was called in to investigate a case of possible amnesia, suicide or homicide

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