DETECTION UNLIMITED Author:Georgette Heyer THE LATE AND UNLAMENTED — It was a hot June evening, and youg Haswell had just motored the lovely Abby Dearham back from Thorndem's socila even of the week. All of the village uppercurst had come to the Haswells' tennis party-the Squire, the Vicar, the sharp-tongued heir to five centuries of lacal real estate. But Sampson Warrenby had declined, a... more »nd no one was sorry.
Why thi schrrmless social-climber was invited was beyond Abby. Had he some sinister hold on the social leaders of Thornden?
All joking was cut short when a wild-eyed girl came running down the lane. For it was Warrenby's niece, announcing he was dead.« less