Two-Thirds of a Ghost Author:Helen McCloy "The evening began with a game of ghost, and ended up with a real corpse." — Amos Cottle was a valuable property -- a first rate novelist who produced four best sellers a year. — He had to be protected. From himself (he was an ex-alcoholic). And from his wife (she was a gold-digging siren and she spelled trouble.) — His publisher and his ... more »agent thought Amos's problems were solved when they clawed the beautiful Vera out of his hair and shipped her off to Hollywood.
But they were wrong. For there came a night when Vera returned. That was the night Amos had to have a drink. It was too bad he never lived to sober up.« less