About this book
The story is about a young woman who is alone in the world without family. She is bright and intelligent and without any prospects for a family of her own. She meets a man with a charming child. He offers her a job takeing care of the boy while he pursues information on his long missing wife. During which time she poses as his wife. A long forgotten scandal is involved along with several tense moments as murder is uncovered and the suspicion that the man is involved in the unsolved deaths. Really great with a lot of suspense.
Themes & subjects
FictionAdult Mystery
Setting
Minnesota
About the author
Mabel Seeley
25 March 1903 – 1991
Mabel Seeley was born Mabel Hodnefield in Herman, Minnesota. Her family moved to St. Paul in 1920, and she attended Mechanic Arts High School. She graduated summa cum laude from University of Minnesota. In 1926 she married Kenneth Seeley and they moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she wrote advertising copy for a department store. When her husband contracted tuberculosis, she moved with him back to Minnesota for medical treatment. Her first book, The Listening House, was published in 1938. In 1941, she won the Mystery of the Year Award for her book The Chuckling Fingers. In 1945 she joined the Mystery Writers of America and served on its first Board of Directors. In the late 1940s she…
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