"FICTION General." . . "krimi" . . "Maiden aunts." . . "OverDrive, Inc.," . . "Manners and customs." . . "Abbeys England Fiction." . . "1800 - 1899" . . "Murder Investigation." . . "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical." . . "Maiden aunts Fiction." . . "Abbeys." . . . . . "Detective and mystery stories"@en . . . "Place of confinement, or, The examinations of Miss Dido Kent"@en . "Mystery fiction"@en . "Mystery fiction" . . . . . . "A place of confinement the investigations of miss dido kent"@en . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . "Dido Kent's sister-in-law Margaret is attempting to marry her off to the ghastly clergyman Doctor Prowdlee, with his abominable side-whiskers. Dido, however, is determined to refuse him. As punishment she is sent on a journey as companion to her rich, hypochondriac Aunt Manners - whom the family wants to keep on the right side of. When they arrive at Charcombe Manor, Aunt Manners' childhood home, they find a mystery lying in wait for them. The rich heiress Letitia Verney has disappeared while visiting the house, and Mr Tom Lomax is suspected of abducting her. Dido, upon hearing his story, is inclined to believe in his innocence - but how is she to explain the impossibility of Miss Verney vanishing into thin air? And there is also the abandoned wing of Charcombe Manor to be considered. Why do lights appear there at night? The house is full of enigmas, with its memories of old family quarrels and its crying ghost that keeps visitors awake. As the mystery intensifies, Miss Dido Kent embarks on her most intriguing investigation yet..."@en . . . . "Thwarting her sister-in-law's efforts to marry her off to a decidedly unwanted suitor, the sharp-witted Miss Dido Kent is sent to live with a wealthy hypochondriac aunt and investigates the disappearance of a visiting heiress." . "Thwarting her sister-in-law's efforts to marry her off to a decidedly unwanted suitor, the sharp-witted Miss Dido Kent is sent to live with a wealthy hypochondriac aunt and investigates the disappearance of a visiting heiress."@en . . . . "Historical fiction" . "Historical fiction"@en . . . . . . "Investigations of Miss Dido Kent"@en . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . "The inquisitive Miss Dido Kent returns in A Place of Confinement to elucidate the mysterious disappearance of a young woman in the fourth installment of Anna Dean's charming Regency era series The dependably sharp Miss Dido Kent is suffering her sister-in-law's attempts to marry her off to the ghastly clergyman Doctor Prowdlee. Dido, however, is determined to refuse him, as well as his abominable side whiskers. As punishment she is sent to accompany her hypochondriac'and quite wealthy'Aunt Manners on a trip to Charcombe Manor. The family hopes that revisiting her childhood home will keep Aunt Manners in good spirits, and Dido in her good graces. However, upon their arrival it's clear to Dido that there is much more at stake than her aunt's favor. The rich heiress Letitia Verney has disappeared while visiting Charcombe, and Mr. Tom Lomax is suspected of abducting her. Dido is inclined to believe in his innocence, but how is she to explain by what method a young lady could enter through the front door and not appear on the other side' And this isn't the only enigma that the Elizabethan manor holds: there is a deserted wing in which lights mysteriously appear at night, a crying ghost which keeps visitors awake, and memories of old family quarrels. When the senior Mr. Lomax comes to town to defend his son, the mystery intensifies'and so does Dido's romantic life. With lives and reputations on the line, it's up to Dido to put the pieces together to save the Lomaxes and find the vanished young Miss Verney. In this captivating fourth installment of the Dido Kent series, readers will find more of the rich characters, meticulous historical detail, and masterful suspense they've come to expect from Anna Dean."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A place of confinement : the investigations of Miss Dido Kent"@en . "A place of confinement : the investigations of Miss Dido Kent" . "History"@en . . "A place of confinement"@en . "A place of confinement" . . . . "Kent, Dido (Fictitious character) Fiction." . . . . "England" . . "England." . "Great Britain" . . "Murder Investigation Fiction." . .