{"product_id":"the-darrow-enigma-large-print","title":"The Darrow Enigma — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA chemist pretends to be ill for love; a physician admits his fame rests on luck. Who can read appearances?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Melvin L. Severy’s The Darrow Enigma, a physician with an unusually sharp memory meets George Maitland, a chemist who claims to need treatment. But Maitland’s real aim is an introduction to Gwen Darrow, the daughter of the doctor’s patient, John Darrow. Behind the medical visit lies a longing he struggles to confess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaitland first notices Gwen beside a painting of Cornwall’s coast by William T. Richards. Shared delight in art leaves him spellbound, yet he cannot bring himself to speak to her. Chemistry, courtship and the doctor’s wry admissions draw you into a detective mystery of murder, concealed motives and the patient search for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn unusually candid physician\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a narrator who admits that a lucky cure earns him an undeserved reputation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA chemist hiding his purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Maitland turn a supposed illness into a chance to approach the Darrow family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA meeting through art\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step into a crowded gallery where a coastal painting brings Gwen into Maitland’s view.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScience and human feeling\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow conversations that move from atomic attraction to the far less predictable pull of love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pleasure of patient reasoning\u003c\/strong\u003e – Settle into an old-fashioned murder puzzle that invites close attention to secrets and small facts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love old-fashioned detective stories, hidden motives, suspects and the slow unravelling of clues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and meet a doctor whose candid confessions make appearances worth questioning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534758117724,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/14316_en_ebook-front_c28_c63f5baa-139a-46ea-8071-b9fc956265e9.jpg?v=1792175181","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/the-darrow-enigma-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}