My Cousin Rachel
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Desc: Orphaned at an early age Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin Ambrose. Resolutely single Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and there he dies suddenly. Jealous of his marriage racked by suspicion at the hints in Ambrose's letters and grief-stricken by his death Philip prepares to meet his cousin's widow with hatred in his heart. Despite himself Philip is drawn to this beautiful sophisticated mysterious Rachel like a moth to the flame. And yet... might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death?