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Bernard Edward Joseph Capes was an English author. Capes was a prolific Victorian author, publishing more than forty volumes - romances, mysteries, poetry, history - together with many articles for the magazines of the day. His early writing career was as a journalist, later becoming editor of a paper called The Theatre, which was well known in late nineteenth century London. Other magazines for which Capes wrote included Blackwood's, Butterfly, Cassell's, Cornhill Magazine, Hutton's Magazine, Illustrated London News, Lippincott's, Macmillan's Magazine, Literature, New Witness, Pall Mall Magazine, Pearson's Magazine, The Idler, The New Weekly, and The Queen. Capes wrote numerous ghost stories, which were later rediscovered by anthologist Hugh Lamb in the 1970s.

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A young woman from Russia comes to the small New England town of West Hartford, Connecticut to work for the mysterious Pavlovich family. Young Sonia Godunov dreams of becoming a chef in her new country. She soon becomes romantically involved with the youngest of the three Pavlovich brothers. Sonia's dreams and her sanity are threatened by the dark secrets that lie in the heart of 69 Keeney Avenue.69 Keeney Avenue is a mystery with elements of Christian Revelation. A young woman from Russia comes to the small suburban town of West Hartford, Connecticut to be a cook for the mysterious Pavlovich family. Young Sonia Godunov is an attractive, friendly young lady who dreams of becoming a chef in her new country. She is to work at 69 Keeney Avenue, a scary-looking house near the center of town. She meets the three strange Pavlovich brothers, who alternate between helping her and terrifying her. Sonia finds herself attracted to Alexander, the youngest of the three brothers. Though Sonia is intimidated by Harriet Blom, the aunt of the three brothers, she soon finds that Harriet is a sort of mother figure to her. As Sonia prepares for a local baking contest in town, she is threatened by the middle brother, Ivan Pavlovich. He forces her to search for an object that is hidden at 69 Keeney Avenue. Sonia is also intimidated by the eldest brother, Nicholas Pavlovich, who has brought her to the house for some unknown purpose. Sonia will have to solve the mystery that hangs over the three brothers if she is to hold on to her dreams and her sanity. This mystery lies in the darkest corners of 69 Keeney Avenue.