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Barnabas, Quentin and the Crystal Coffin
Number

19

Publisher

Paperback Library

Author

Marilyn Ross

Released

July 1970

Dark Shadows Barnabas, Quentin and the Crystal Coffin

Barnabas, Quentin and the Crystal Coffin is the nineteenth of the novels written by Marilyn Ross as part of a separate continuity.

Publisher's summary[]

Heiress Betty Ward is worried about her twin sister, who has eloped with Jeremy Frene. She follows them from Paris to the Frene estate at Collinwood -- but arrives too late!

Her twin is dead, victim of a mysterious illness. Her body has been sealed in a crystal coffin and kept in a darkened room. Jeremy swears that because her ghost returns to the castle each night, he refuses to bury the coffin.

Betty is convinced her sister's death was not a natural one. Jeremy's aunt opposed the marriage. Her ally against the couple seems to have been Quentin Collins a suspected werewolf.

Betty turns to Barnabas Collins for help, despite the rumors that he is a vampire. But she does not realize that by doing so, she has placed herself in mortal danger...

Synopsis[]

Betty Ward arrives at Collinwood and finds her twin sister dead in a crystal coffin. Suspecting foul play she seeks help from Barnabas despite rumors that he is a vampire.

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