And Dangerous to Know (Henry Gamadge 14)

Alice Dunbar was a very proper upper East Side woman with a very
boring life. There is, in fact, absolutely no reason anyone can think of
for Alice to go missing, and yet that's exactly what she does, shortly
after the death of an elderly aunt. Henry Gamadge thinks there's more to
the story, and as he tracks down Alice's last trip, he turns up a
secret life no one suspected. Originally published in 1949.
In
this mystery novella by Agatha Christie’s favorite American author, a
1940s antiquarian book dealer searches for a missing Manhattanite.
Alice Dunbar was a very proper Upper East Side woman with a very boring
life. There is, in fact, absolutely no reason why she should go
missing, and yet that’s exactly what she does. One hot summer day,
shortly after an elderly aunt’s funeral, Alice Dunbar changes into a new
outfit, puts on some make-up, and slips into a subway car, not to be
seen again. Where was she going? Amateur detective Henry Gamadge, on the
case after the police have failed to locate Alice, tracks down her last
trip and uncovers a secret life that’s stranger than fiction . . .Elizabeth Daly was a New York writer of gentleman-sleuth mysteries
in the classic British style, featuring amateur detective Henry
Gamadge. She wrote her novels between 1940 and 1950, and received an
Edgar Award for her body of work.