A trio of late 1940's American novels offered by the Detective Book Club.

The Woman in Black: Grace Latham attends a cocktail party given by a friend who is a wealthy, influential Washington socialite. There she witnesses a meeting between a nouveau-riche industrialist/potential Presidential candidate, and a shabby, nondescript little woman who seems to terrify several of the guests present - the industrialist included. How did the woman in black get on the guest list? And why is she found murdered the next day?

Murder in the Town: Busybody college professor/amateur detective Dixon’s first case involves the murder of a beautiful, vindictive woman and a museum curator.

Ghost of A Chance: Photographer Jeff and actress Haila Troy race to prevent a murder when the only clue they have is when – but not who, or even why. Their informant winds up inconveniently dead after a subway accident that is beginning to look like no accident.