One O'Clock at the Gotham

WHO WAS THE GROOM?

He came out of nowhere to conquer the richest prize of the year, newly-minted heiress Janice Edwards who, even her best friends admitted, was no more fit to handle men that she was to handle money. Only hours after their secret wedding the bride was asked to identify a middle-aged corpse who had fallen to his death from a hotel room window. "This isn't my husband. I never saw him before."

But it was her husband.

WHO KILLED THE GROOM?



A SCHOOL OF RED HERRINGS


Who killed the groom? The murderer must have stood in line to wait his turn…

JANICE EDWARDS -- a widow before she was a wife. Had she found out about the parade of women in her bridegroom's life?

GRACE NICHOLS -- the marriage-minded mother who refused to take "no" for an answer. How could she let Janice escape the embrace of her favorite son?

LOU NICHOLS -- The intended…by all but Janice.

THOMAS NICHOLS -- the jealous brother, always watching. He was determined to save Janice from all but himself.

GAMALIEL FITZGERALD -- impoverished publisher, he hired a poor mouse and watched her blossom into an elegant heiress. Was Janice too rich for his blood…or too necessary for his future?