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The Woman on the Roof - (Black Gat Books) by Helen Nielsen (Paperback)
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Highlights
- THE WOMAN ON THE ROOF Wilma Rathjen lives above the garage with a view of the apartments below.
- Author(s): Helen Nielsen
- 202 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: Black Gat Books
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An older woman, recently institutionalized and now living in the roof apartment of her brother's building, finds herself at the center of a mystery when her downstairs neighbor is found dead in her bathtub.Book Synopsis
THE WOMAN ON THE ROOF
Wilma Rathjen lives above the garage with a view of the apartments below. Her brother Curtis has provided this safe haven for her after her breakdown. The last thing Wilma wants to do is go back to the institution. So when she looks out of her window and sees the body of her neighbor, Jeri Lynn, lying dead in her bathtub, she doesn't call the police. She waits--if the body is really there, one of the other tenants will discover it.
And discover it they do. But is this really an accident? Sergeant Osgood is not so sure. Curtis himself was known to visit Miss Lynn. The young nurse, Ann Jenner, definitely has something to hide; the old gardener, Wallace Timm, is acting evasive; and pretty-boy Tony Carmen is decidedly defensive. And then there's serviceman Phillip Blade, who shows up claiming to be Jeri's husband. Only Wilma could have seen what happened--and that someone might try to kill her next!
Review Quotes
"Best whodunit of the year."-Springfield News and Leader "Among the best mysteries of the year."-Mystery Writers of America "With its crisp descriptions of setting and amusing metaphors, this book deserves a high rank among California's many whodunits."-Don Napoli, Reading California Fiction
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