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>Shortly after Piper s arrival, Pauline Davey is found brutally
stabbed, apparently during her afternoon nap. The bloody scissors on her
pillow hint at what has happened even before the covers are pulled back
to reveal the once lovely body, horribly mutilated.
All the evidence points to murder and the police are looking hard at
Julian Davey. Piper and his friend, crime reporter Quinn, begin poking
around, and in the process Davey s alibi is shot full of holes.
Persisting in their inquiries, the two men soon uncover an adulterous
love triangle among neighbors, a group of Pauline s wealthy friends with
a penchant for gambling, and a general unwillingness by all concerned to
answer any questions. The actions of Piper and Quinn apparently make the
murderer uncomfortable, for more deaths follow as they come closer to
discovering the truth. Soon Piper and Quinn are off again with a new set
of problems, too many suspects with too many possible motives, and a
dangerous killer on the loose who will stop at nothing to prevent the
discovery of his identity.> >Shortly after Piper s arrival,
Pauline Davey is found brutally stabbed, apparently during her afternoon
nap. The bloody scissors on her pillow hint at what has happened even
before the covers are pulled back to reveal the once lovely body,
horribly mutilated.
All the evidence points to murder and the police are looking hard at
Julian Davey. Piper and his friend, crime reporter Quinn, begin poking
around, and in the process Davey s alibi is shot full of holes.
Persisting in their inquiries, the two men soon uncover an adulterous
love triangle among neighbors, a group of Pauline s wealthy friends with
a penchant for gambling, and a general unwillingness by all concerned to
answer any questions. The actions of Piper and Quinn apparently make the
murderer uncomfortable, for more deaths follow as they come closer to
discovering the truth. Soon Piper and Quinn are off again with a new set
of problems, too many suspects with too many possible motives, and a
dangerous killer on the loose who will stop at nothing to prevent the
discovery of his identity.>
