About This Book
Hated by all his associates, his life always in jeopardy, no one was surprised when Barton Brown, successful publisher, was found dead on a bench in Central Park with a steel dart quivering in his back. But the hate that surrounded him when he lived became on his death a pall of suspicion enveloping Anne Prentice, Brown's re-headed receptionist; Max Farrell, his clever publicity man; Mildred Brown, his beautiful but childish wife and Stanley Ingram, the man she loved; Frank Parker, an escaped lunatic; Mary Main, best-selling but neurotic novelist; Sally Latham, ruthless reporter; and Tom Hancock, a bitterly class-conscious employee.