The Case of the Rich Woman

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Summary

Genre: Romance

Format: Short Story

Recurring Characters: Parker Pyne

Synopsis

Mrs Abner Rymer needs help from Parker Pyne. She may be a rich widow but she is shunned by her friends and is very lonely. After Pyne takes her to see Dr Constantine, an Oriental sage, Mrs Rymer passes out and awakens with a totally different identity!

This story is the second in Parker Pyne collection to mention Ariadne Oliver, although her part in the story is not entirely clear. The story was first published in 1932 in the USA in Cosmopolitan, under the title The Rich Woman Who Wanted Only To Be Happy.

Published in Parker Pyne Investigates.

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