![]() ![]() Despite its alluring title and a narrator who promises much diabolical intrigue, there are no unconventional surprises.Īs Jessica returns home after four long years at college, she finds her father’s mansion much-changed. Sometimes the plots are juicier than typical, but often they are as basic as any gothic romance paperback. In reality, the most “queen-size” thing about the series is thicker pulp paper (which makes 285 pages look more like 400) and a large font. The series promotes itself as “greater in length and drama, richer in reading pleasure.” Presumably this appeals to readers who found mass-market gothic novellas of the 1960s and ‘70s too short and simplistic. ![]() Die, Jessica, Die is a 1972 novel from the “Queen-Size Gothic” series. ![]()
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