Murder Most Plagiaristic

Mrs. X strikes again! At last, Mrs. Xavier Stayton has published her first book! But when the author is threatened with a plagiary suit, she realizes it is time to read between the lines. In a room full of suspicious characters, a publisher drops dead. Motives abound, but how could the crime have been committed? Upon meeting the greatest writer of detective fiction, Sir Ryan Conrad Houlet, Mrs. Stayton finds herself looking for clues. Who will write the ending to this mystery, the killer or Mrs. X? What do the critics think? "What a page turner! My grandniece has managed to squeeze in every cliché of detective fiction into this tiny novella, now that takes talent!" -Great Aunt Dotty "This book is even better than the last, Mrs. Stayton knows just what readers want, handsome men, fiendish plots, convoluted surprises, multiple denouements and a romantic ending!" -Gertrude Burwell, avid reader "I enjoyed Mrs. Stayton's first book, Deception at Stoney Island much better than this claptrap. Of course, she's a sweet young thing, as I recall, I was intoxicated for most of the time we spent together." -Lester Cassidy, retired, Merchant Mariner