Postmark Murder

From one of the most prolific authors of the Golden Age of mystery: “A nice example of [Eberhart’s] powers . . . Intelligently complicated” ( The New Yorker ). When Conrad Stanley dies, Laura is the only heir not concerned with her slice of his estate. Orphaned at a young age, she was Stanley’s ward, and cannot celebrate the death of the only father she ever knew. The executors of Stanley’s will find that he had a Polish relative, Conrad Stanislowski, who is due part of the inheritance. A search for Stanislowski produces only his daughter: eight-year-old Jonny, who comes to Chicago to live with Laura. Soon a man claiming to be Stanislowski turns up at Laura’s doorstep, demanding his daughter and his chunk of Stanley’s wealth. When the mysterious interloper is found stabbed to death, Laura is a suspect. If she doesn’t move fast, the only inheritance she gets from dear, departed Conrad will be a permanent stay in a federal prison. After a rich man & rsquo;s death, heirs start to squabble & mdash;and dieWhen Conrad Stanley dies, Laura is the only heir not concerned with her slice of his estate. Orphaned at a young age, she was Stanley & rsquo;s ward, and cannot celebrate the death of the only father she ever knew. The executors of Stanley & rsquo;s will find that he had a Polish relative, Conrad Stanislowski, who is due part of the inheritance. A search for Stanislowski produces only his daughter: eight-year-old Jonny, who comes to Chicago to live with Laura. Soon a man claiming to be Stanislowski turns up at Laura & rsquo;s doorstep, demanding his daughter and his chunk of Stanley & rsquo;s wealth. When the mysterious interloper is found stabbed to death, Laura is a suspect. If she doesn & rsquo;t move fast, the only inheritance she gets from dear, departed Conrad will be a permanent stay in a federal prison After a rich man{u2019}s death, heirs start to squabble{u2014}and dieWhen Conrad Stanley dies, Laura is the only heir not concerned with her slice of his estate. Orphaned at a young age, she was Stanley{u2019}s ward, and cannot celebrate the death of the only father she ever knew. The executors of Stanley{u2019}s will find that he had a Polish relative, Conrad Stanislowski, who is due part of the inheritance. A search for Stanislowski produces only his daughter: eight-year-old Jonny, who comes to Chicago to live with Laura. Soon a man claiming to be Stanislowski turns up at Laura{u2019}s doorstep, demanding his daughter and his chunk of Stanley{u2019}s wealth. When the mysterious interloper is found stabbed to death, Laura is a suspect. If she doesn{u2019}t move fast, the only inheritance she gets from dear, departed Conrad will be a permanent stay in a federal prison After a rich man's death, heirs start to squabble—and die When Conrad Stanley dies, Laura is the only heir not concerned with her slice of his estate. Orphaned at a young age, she was Stanley's ward, and cannot celebrate the death of the only father she ever knew. The executors of Stanley's will find that he had a Polish relative, Conrad Stanislowski, who is due part of the inheritance. A search for Stanislowski produces only his daughter: eight-year-old Jonny, who comes to Chicago to live with Laura. Soon a man claiming to be Stanislowski turns up at Laura's doorstep, demanding his daughter and his chunk of Stanley's wealth. When the mysterious interloper is found stabbed to death, Laura is a suspect. If she doesn't move fast, the only inheritance she gets from dear, departed Conrad will be a permanent stay in a federal prison. ϡ쯦랠 From the inside flap: "A return from the grave. He was supposed to be dead. Yet here he was, swearing Laura to secrecy... It took her a while to really believe he was alive. And by that time, he wasn't... Now she could be sure of only two things: The police suspected she was the murderer... And the murderer knew she must die..."