Absent in the Spring and Other Novels: Absent in the Spring -- Giant's Bread -- The Rose and the Yew Tree (Mary Westmacott Omnibus)
For those truly unable to get enough of the perennial queen of  mystery, St. Martin's has reissued Absent in the Spring, a  collection of three novels by Agatha Christie writing under the  pen name Mary Westmacott. The clipped prose and careful plotting  are familiar, but daggers and blunt objects are replaced in this  trio of psychological dramas by sofa cushions and tea sets. The  title novel tells of a middle-class man haunted by a past  liaison; Giant's Bread of a composer and pianist obsessed with  art; and The Rose and the Yew Tree of a young woman tormented by  love.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.