The Longer the Thread Author:Emma Lathen Slax Unlimited was a made-to-order success -- until a murder cut it down to size! — When John Putnam Thatcher, senior vice-president of the Sloan Guaranty Trust, investigated the affairs of a Sloan-backed clothing plant in Puerto Rico, he discovered some very suspicious "accidents." And corpses, he knew, were very bad for business. There were two... more » prime suspects, three million dollars of Sloan money was at stake, and a lot of loose threads. With a body in the front office, violence at a fiery festival, and a ransom note to the governor of Puerto Rico, Thatcher raced to find the elusive pattern -- before more innocent people got buttonholed to death!« less