MP30758 : Murder by Accident
Author
Heyley. Veronica
Genre
Crime and Thriller
Length
10
Description
‘I wouldn’t try to get out, if I were you. The handle on the front door’s been wired to the mains. Other things, too, so be careful what you touch! Ha! Ha!’ The front door slammed shut. Was it a bluff, or was the handle electrified? Ellie backed away from the door. `Be careful what you touch …’ She put her hands down at her sides, and looked around her. She wouldn’t touch anything – no, not anything – till she was sure it was safe. She spotted the phone by the overturned table. Dare she try it? Would that be electrified, too? They couldn’t afford to let her go. She would have to die, preferably in another `accident’. Sooner or later she would make a mistake and come into contact with one of their little surprises. If she touched anything which had been booby-trapped, she wouldn’t just get a mild shock; it would kill her.’
Ellie Quicke’s life as a wealthy widow is shattered to hear that her difficult but endearing Aunt Drusilla has been killed in a freak accident. Her only son, Roy, is also devastated. However, Aunt Drusilla has made many enemies in her time, among them Ellie’s selfish daughter Diana, who believes she’s her great-aunt’s heir.
What if it were not a genuine accident? And what if Aunt Drusilla’s cleaner were missing? The police are suspicious of all those closest to Aunt Drusilla, which includes not only her family but all those who have worked for her…and their families, too. Ellie struggles to keep her dysfunctional family from falling apart as each one in turn is suspected of murder.
Date Added
January 1, 1970