Marian Babson
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Description
Marian Babson is the pen name used by Ruth Stenstreem. The author was born in Massachusetts in Salem on January 1, 1929. Even though she was born and grew up in America, she resided in London for much of her life. She passed away on December 19, 2017.
Books
Deadly deceit
Even though her family can't believe it, everyone knows Chloe was the killer who suddenly, shockingly, for some unknown reason, stabbed her twin sister to death in the garden. With Chloe's trial coming up, maybe there will finally be an explanation as to why.
To catch a cat
Anxious to join a gang of boys at his new school, Robin agrees to steal a prize-winning cat. Having sneaked into the targeted house, he overhears a murder and see the murderer covered in blood. Now he is hiding the cat, whom he has befriended, and trying to lay low while the murderer plots to identify and eliminate the witness to his crime.
Dangerous to know
The Diamond Cat
Bettina Bilby lives an uneventful, middle-aged life at home with her crotchety mother and the crew of cats she takes care of--until one of the cats finds a downed carrier pigeon with a carrier tube full of diamonds.
Nine Lives to Murder
Marion Babson always seems to write funny, lighthearted mysteries. In this one, a British actor and his cat switch bodies in an accident. This leaves the cat to try to solve an attempted murder while his owner is recuperating in hospital.