The Polkadot Murder

The Polkadot Murder

â€œThe Hollywood-cum-Santa Fe artists, both screwy and sensible, in the desert are all neatly caught in the lively style given to Mrs. Pat to narrate. Grade: Aâ€â€”The Saturday Review
â€œPlenty of excitement.â€â€”Kirkus

From the jacket: â€œTime was,â€ said the sheriff of Santa Maria, â€œwhen murder was murder in this country. ... But now we got artists and writers and therefore psychology. It's enough to ruin the country.â€
It was lucky for Sheriff Trask that Pat Abbott and his lively wife, Jeanie, were vacationing in the little New Mexican artistsâ€™ colony the day a psychotic war veteran and a gangster's widow arrived on the Plaza. By an unlikely coincidence they were the former spouses of friends of the Abbotts who had just announced their engagement. Gilbert Mason, a Hollywood writer with a penchant for seeing the worst, pointed out to Jeanie that it looked as if there would be no marriage, for the widow packed a gun.
The first day of tension exploded into murder and kidnapping, both crimes committed almost simultaneously, as if they had been masterminded to confuse pursuit. Immediately everyone began to act out of character. Competent Vanessa Wells, a writer who had lived alone and liked it for years, turned nervous and absent-minded. Gilbert Mason, a confirmed gossip, acted as if he knew more than he told. The gangster's widow and her apelike retainer became good Samaritans. And the handsome war veteran, who'd always looked after himself, began to plot his own downfall.
Through the exciting adventure Mrs. Crane conveys the many aspects of the New Mexican landscape, using the charm of Spanish-Indian culture, the backbiting of bohemia, and the terrifying, cruel loneliness of the desert to enhance the suspense.

Also available by Frances Crane:
Black Cypress
Horror on the Ruby X
Murder in Bright Red
The Amber Eyes
The Coral Princess Murders
The Indigo Necklace
The Man in Gray
The Shocking Pink Hat
Thirteen White Tulips

Country	USA
Author	Frances Crane
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781927716342
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	St. Swithin Press
Manufacturer	St. Swithin Press
NumberOfPages	193
PublicationDate	2013-06-27
Publisher	St. Swithin Press
ReleaseDate	2013-06-27
Studio	St. Swithin Press

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