cover image Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

Valerie Martin. Pocket Books, $8 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-671-73150-2

Mary Reilly, housemaid and devoted friend of Dr. Henry Jekyll, senses pk that something is dreadfully wrong with the weary and laboratory-obsessed scientist, who has hired Edward Hyde as his assistant. ``Spare and atmospheric, this story is a dark, absorbing symphony; Mary Reilly is an unforgettable character,'' PW said. (Mar.)