Publisher's Weekly
Babson's 12th mystery has more geneological skeins than the Book of Genesis. Zita is painter David Fallbridge's second wife; Caroline, spoiled and irresponsible, his first. By her first marriage, Caroline had a daughter, Fanny. Now Caroline wants to marry gambling czar Xavier. To enliven the courtship, Caroline plans a cruise aboard her suitor's yacht and prevails upon the weak-willed Zita to babysit for Fanny, who is an obnoxious child. On the day David leaves for America, Fanny is kidnapped. Zita takes a trip up-Thames to recover the nine-year-old from Xavier, whose vengeance this is for Caroline's stealing a large amount of Xavier's ill-gotten gains. In a waterside cottage, Zita and Caroline find a murdered henchman but no Fanny. Eventually David, who suspects Zita of infidelities, resolves the situation by direct-dialing Scotland Yard from New York. Babson writes as though she is bored by the whole situation.
Babson's 12th mystery has more geneological skeins than the Book of Genesis. Zita is painter David Fallbridge's second wife; Caroline, spoiled and irresponsible, his first. By her first marriage, Caroline had a daughter, Fanny. Now Caroline wants to marry gambling czar Xavier. To enliven the courtship, Caroline plans a cruise aboard her suitor's yacht and prevails upon the weak-willed Zita to babysit for Fanny, who is an obnoxious child. On the day David leaves for America, Fanny is kidnapped. Zita takes a trip up-Thames to recover the nine-year-old from Xavier, whose vengeance this is for Caroline's stealing a large amount of Xavier's ill-gotten gains. In a waterside cottage, Zita and Caroline find a murdered henchman but no Fanny. Eventually David, who suspects Zita of infidelities, resolves the situation by direct-dialing Scotland Yard from New York. Babson writes as though she is bored by the whole situation.
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Hardback Editions
November 1992 : Hardback
| Title: Unfair Exchange (Scarlet Dagger Large Print Books) Author(s): Marian Babson ISBN: 0-7451-6424-2 / 978-0-7451-6424-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1989 : Hardback
| Title: Unfair Exchange (Black Dagger Crime S) Author(s): Marian Babson ISBN: 0-86220-751-7 / 978-0-86220-751-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers P Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 1986 : Hardback
| Title: Unfair Exchange Author(s): Marian Babson ISBN: 0-8027-5660-3 / 978-0-8027-5660-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Walker & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1974 : Hardback
| Title: Unfair Exchange Author(s): Marian Babson ISBN: 0-00-231850-4 / 978-0-00-231850-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Collins Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 1993 : Paperback
| Title: Unfair Exchange (Scarlet Dagger Large Print Books) Author(s): Marian Babson ISBN: 0-7451-6430-7 / 978-0-7451-6430-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1986 : Paperback
| Title: UNFAIR EXCHANGE. Author(s): MARIAN BABSON Publisher: WALKER Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1974 : Paperback
| Title: Unfair Exchange Author(s): Marian Babson Publisher: Collins [for] the Crime Club Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
July 1990 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Unfair Exchange: Complete & Unabridged Author(s): Marian Babson ISBN: 0-7451-5754-8 / 978-0-7451-5754-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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