Dying Well: A Lady Margaret Priam Mystery - Tapa blanda

It's Dr. Dale Reeve's fiftieth birthday party, but Lady Margaret Priam is uneasy because the guest list includes Dr. Reeve's mistress, his wife, her lover, and the couple's spoiled children. Original.

A CRIME DE LA CRÈME

Everybody who is anybody is bending an elbow at Dr. Dale Reeve's fiftieth-birthday bash. But Lady Margaret Priam is uneasy--the glittering crowd includes not only Dale's wife but also his mistress; not just his spoiled children but his wife's lover as well. Not to mention her beautiful new secretary, the instigator of this glamorous affair, a wild Texas filly with a penchant for kicking up trouble all over Manhattan.

Lady Margaret's fears are quickly justified. For even before the birthday cake is cut, someone will take a shortcut to death, off the terrace and down-down-down to fulfill a killer's devious wish. . . .