When Henry Debbon accepted (most reluctantly) the job of being bodyguard to his boss’s beautiful red-headed daughter, he never expected he’d end up being shot at (twice),  or have his clothes confiscated at a hospital. He also wasn’t prepared for hosting most of the people from his office at the house (painted black) in upstate New York he recently inherited from his very eccentric aunt. And though he thoughtfully poured out an extra glass of sherry in his aunt’s memory, he was just as surprised as the rest of  his “guests” when she (apparently) drank it.

A little ghostly imbibing was the least of Henry’s worries. Those unwelcome guests also included a potential murderer—an escaped convict who seemingly will stop at nothing to avenge himself on Henry’s boss for refusing to represent him. Worse yet, a major snowstorm has isolated them all from any help. First published in 1950, it’s vintage Little mayhem, although told for the first time from an entirely male point of view.

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