Net of Cobwebs
Elisabeth Sanxay HoldingWitness? Murder? Or Sucker?
‘Malcolm Drake had been a merchant seaman, but has
returned from the war a changed man, his nerves completely frayed. Now
he lives at his brother Arthur’s house, with his sister-in-law Helene
and her sister Virginia—and their domineering Aunt Evie. Aunt Evie only
wants what is best for Malcolm, of course, but when she drops dead one
evening at a party, the rumours quickly spread that he had something to
do with it. Dr Lurie is sure that Malcolm had loaded her glass with
alcohol, inducing a heart attack. The butler, Ben, even claims to have
seen him do it. One of the guests, Aunt Evie’s young protégé, Ivan
Jenette, has news to the contrary, but has conveniently disappeared.
Their neighbour, Lily Kingscrown, believes in his innocence, but there
is something decidedly strange going on at her house—her own maid goes
into screaming fits for apparently no reason. And now the police have
some questions of their own. Malcolm is enmeshed in a net of cobwebs,
and the strands are growing tighter by the moment.’