* Agatha Christie in 1940s New York and New England. * The best possible choice for fans of Agatha Christie -- after all, Daly was Ms. Christie's favorite writer. * Highly literate prose-style, with no sex or on-stage violence. * Classic whodunit structure, with an ingenious puzzle and countless clues.* You'll have a hard time finding better reading -- New York Times, on the 1983 reissue * Ingenious ... most readers will be completely fooled -- New York Times