<p>THE UNFINISHED CRIME</p>

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<p>Andrew Branscombe has been courting Hilda Patrell in his old-fashioned, priggish way.&nbsp; He doesn&rsquo;t realize that, though separated from her husband, she is still married.&nbsp; So when Charles Patrell returns and begins to interfere with his plans, Andrew accidentally kills him in a fit of rage and fear.&nbsp; At first panicked, his terror turns to exhilaration as he realizes that he can get away with the deed.&nbsp; All he has to do is keep everyone from the truth.</p>

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<p>First there is his sister Eva, who is trusting enough to believe everything he tells her.&nbsp; And there is Hilda and her thirteen-year-old daughter, Coralie, Charles&rsquo;s daughter.&nbsp; And Charles&rsquo;s old friend, Vincent Colton, who shows up looking him.&nbsp; And Charles&rsquo;s young live-in girlfriend, Blanche, who must be dealt with.&nbsp; And of course there&rsquo;s Jerry, who unfortunately appears at exactly the wrong moment, but ends up helping him get rid of the body&mdash;and now won&rsquo;t go away.&nbsp; Fortunately for Andrew he is up to the task&mdash;daring and clever fellow that he is&mdash;because a lesser man would surely be caught.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>THE GIRL WHO HAD TO DIE</p>

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<p><em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to be murdered,&rdquo; she said in her muffled, sad little voice.&nbsp; </em>Jocelyn is only nineteen but is convinced that she is going to die.&nbsp; She meets John Killian on a cruise ship heading back to New York.&nbsp; And when later than night she falls over the rail and into the ocean, it looks like her prediction had come true.&nbsp; Imagine Killian&rsquo;s surprise when the rescued Jocelyn insists that <em>he</em> was the one who had pushed her.</p>

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<p><em>She&rsquo;s poison, he thought. She can&rsquo;t help that, anymore than a rattlesnake can help it.&nbsp; But you have to get away from her. </em>&nbsp;When they dock, Jocelyn convinces Killian to accompany her to the Bells for a visit. &nbsp;She&rsquo;s claims that she is in love with Killian, and will keep his secret. &nbsp;And then one of the passengers, Elly L&rsquo;O, and the ship&rsquo;s purser, Chauverney, also show up at the Bells, followed by Angelo, who had been their ship&rsquo;s waiter.&nbsp; Each one seems to have a connection to Jocelyn&mdash;even Mr. and Mrs. Bell--and it soon becomes clear to Killian that they are bonds of hate.&nbsp; But Jocelyn claims innocence.&nbsp; Is he being groomed to be her next victim&mdash;or her murderer?</p>