The day Miss Nettie went for lunch at the Penniman's, all her nieces and nephews were present. She behaved atrociously; Alice Penniman had a heart attack; lunch was never served. That night both Miss Nettie and her dog died from an overdose of digitalin, administered by an unknown hand...

A man convicted of bank robbery receives an early release, with authorities hoping he will lead them to the stolen 60,000 pounds, which they believe he hid. They also suspect he had inside help and that, upon his release, he plans to share the loot with his co-conspirators.The case takes a dark turn when the robber is found dead. Soon, others suspected of involvement are also murdered, adding to the mystery. As the body count rises, it becomes clear that only the most intuitive inv...

She was a dangerous female, beautiful, cold-blooded, predatory. The people she lived among were the very nicest sort. Yet, strange to say, it was she who was found dead. And she was only the first victim...She was a dangerous female, beautiful, cold- blooded, predatory. The people she lived among were the very nicest sort. Yet, strange to say, it was she who was found dead. And she was only the first victim . . .“A prime mystery . . . told with Leslie Ford’s usual skill.” —T...

To millions of loyal readers, Myron Kane was a great man, a genius, a truth-teller. But to everyone who knew him personally, Myron Kane was a man with the touch of death, whose razor-edged pen could destroy a reputation, a life, a soul -- and never hesitated to do so. It was no surprise, then, that somebody decided to prove once and for all that a knife, if buried in human flesh, could be far deadlier than a pen...

Lovely Faith Yardley's betrothal to a man from the north is abruptly followed by murder -- and more murder. Transformed by terror, quaint and beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia waits for the killer to strike again, and wonders: This time, will it be Faith Yardley herself?"Another of Leslie Ford's ace items in murder and love, full of suspenseful moments and first-rate: sleuthing." --New York World Telegram"Grade A (make it A-plus)... mysterious, rich in atmosphere." -- New Yo...

The Idyllic life in Eden, Devon County, home of Spig and Molly O'Leary, is suddenly menaced by the spectre of a long-forgotten death and the grim reality of imminent murder.

"Leslie Ford is one of the cleverest and most original of our mystery novelists." -- New York TimesThe mansion at Strawberry Hill rose like a stately white magnolia from a lush green hilltop in Carolina. It was a haven of beauty and grace, and Jennifer Reid knew it was the only place she would ever love. Then murder entered Strawberry Hill, and a mad killer waited in the shadows for Jennifer and the man she adored...

A beautiful blonde with something to hide...A youthful and puzzled doctor...A pretty—and frightened—teenager...A very rich, very angry young man... Each set out that night, unaware that at least one of them had a bizarre date with death."Once you start, you won't be able to stop reading this irresistible mystery by that consummate artist Leslie Ford." —Philadephia Bulletin"High quality." —Los Angeles News"A fast-moving killer-diller....

He was no ordinary money-lender. Among his clients were the most distinguished deadbeats in London, and he knew enough backstairs gossip to demolish the entire British peerags. One day he died—at the hands of a killer unknown. That person could be a Lord, a Lady, or a tycoon. It is up to Mr. Pinkerton to find the murderer...before the murderer finds Mr. Pinkerson!"Mr. Pinkerton is up to his eyeglasses in double-dealing—and triple murder. Exciting." —Saturday Review

Hatred in the night...There was little love in the Winthrop clan, not in the mother who ruthlessly dominated it, nor the son who disgraced it, nor the daughter who sullied its name.Certainly it wasn't Cupid who one dark night sent an arrow rippling through a human throat...And now the Winthrops had to desperately seek the murderer in their midst, before that minister of silent death could strike again...

Leslie Ford cordially invites you to spend the weekend at a murder-haunted mansion...Escape the workaday world and come to this luxurious Newport, Rhode Island, playground. Watch the idle rich at their games. See a delightful young heiress falling in love. Observe high society’s most fascinating cad in action. See three lovely Paris-garbed ladies play hide-and-seek with a huge inheritance. Attend the lavish Saturday night dance of death..."Some of Mrs. Ford's smoothest writ...

WHO IS THE WOMAN IN BLACK?A living ghost, dressed in black, crashes a Washington cocktail party -- and touches off a chain of violence and murder.Who is the Woman in Black? The answer is a matter of life and death for a pretty young matron, a legendary captain of industry, a rich and dazzling hostess -- and for lady sleuth Grace Latham and her friend Col. Primrose."Mrs Latham works wonders with the clues. A major Ford opus." -- New York Herald Tribune