Having tired of the silver screen former silent film star Kenneth Carlisle decides on a change of career - opting for the no less glamorous occupation of private detective. Travelling to the small town of Crescent Cove, he hopes to make his name by investigating the poisoning of Eileen Abercrombie. But they say sleeping dogs should be left to lie - and the case soon throws up family secrets and resentments that many would prefer to have remained uncovered...
Originally published in 1929, this is a vintage murder mystery from a popular and prolific American crime writer - and the first of three novels to feature Kenneth Carlisle.
Genre: Mystery
Originally published in 1929, this is a vintage murder mystery from a popular and prolific American crime writer - and the first of three novels to feature Kenneth Carlisle.
Genre: Mystery
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