Death of a Moffy

New York: Doubleday / Crime Club, 1987. 1st Edition, Hardbound, 8.5 inches tall, 178 pages. Robert Helmer's quaint English country hotel seems the perfect place to spend a cozy holiday. But behind the peaceful setting lurks a labyrinth of criminal mischief. First, there's the fact that business is not booming and Helmer's other business schemes transfer the burden of running the hotel to his assistant, Caroline Sklene. When Helmer's daughter is kidnapped, Caroline hires Alex Kenric, an acquaintance who works for a security agency to find the daughter. Then Helmer is found with a suitcase full of money and Caroline's life is in danger. Margaret Jean Morris wrote a series of detective novels as by Kenneth O'Hara, starting with A View to a Death (1958). She is also the author of a young adult novel, The Path of the Dragons.