REBECCA THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY OF MYSTERY MASTERPIECES

A haunting tale of obsessive love and a mesmerizing psychological thriller, set in Monte Carlo, our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at Manderley, her husband's cavernous estate on the Cornish coast, that she realizes how vast a shadow his late wife, Rebecca, will cast over their lives - introducing a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their love from beyond the grave. 403 gilt-edged pages, 1988, red leather with capital R in gold on cover and etched gold blocked design, illustrations by Hilary Mosberg.