Inspector Bobby Owen searches for a missing young man who may have become too dangerous to live.

When evil things happen to members of the Dain family and their friends, is it bad luck - or a family curse?

Ellery Queen and his father, trapped by a forest fire, are forced to take refuge in a mountain-top house - where a determined killer is also on the scene.

“As a gentlewoman, the thought of eavesdropping was extremely repugnant to Miss Silver. As a detective engaged upon a case of attempted murder, she treated her scruples with exemplary firmness.”