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When Dale Sanborn, a best‑selling author, is found dead on Cape Cod, the investigation quickly narrows to his circle of visitors. The sheriff immediately chases Bill Porter, a millionaire resident, suspecting him of murder. With the town’s reputations and a single sardine‑can clue hanging in the balance, Asey Mayo—Porter’s trusted investigator—must use his sharp wits and common sense to untangle the web of alibis and motives before the community’s tercentenary commemoration turns Bill into a public scapegoat.
First publish date: 1931
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Phoebe Atwood Taylor
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