Dead Men's Plans

A new wife threatens a family—and its fortune—from the recipient of the Edgar Grand Master Award and one of America’s most famous female crime writers.

Julius Minary, a Great Lakes shipping tycoon, has died, and his extended family mourns his absence. His successful business will continue under the leadership of his heirs. But when his son, Reg, returns from postwar Europe married to an older French woman, chaos ensues.

Seemingly cowed by his wife, Reg lets her take control over her new domain, firing the servants and ousting Reg’s beloved stepsister, their longtime housekeeper, and her son from the Chicago mansion. Just when she turns her eyes to the family enterprise, Reg is shot. The police suspect it’s a random holdup, until the recent turmoil comes to light. And what should have been a healing reunion turns into an orgy of suspicion, backstabbing, and even broken hearts.

A killer stalks the foggy Chicago streets with only one motive: sinking the Minary family for good.

Praise for the writing of Mignon G. Eberhart

“Mignon Eberhart’s name on mysteries is like sterling on silver.” —The Miami News

“Pervaded by the atmosphere of horror and suspense that invariably marks the work of Mignon G. Eberhart.” —The New York Times on Death in the Fog

“For romantic suspense, you can’t beat Mignon Eberhart.” —New York Herald Tribune