School teacher Hildegarde Withers and her policeman boyfriend Oscar Piper go to a bullfight in Mexico and end up in the middle of a murder.
“I got instructions to send all the teachers in there [in Room 1A] as they get here, and to send the kids home. Only the kids say they want to stay and see the fun.”“I’ll settle that quickly enough,” Miss Withers promised. She turned around and faced the swarm, clapping her hands for silence.“Chi...
To clear a veteran’s name, Miss Withersinvestigates a society murder The war in Europe is over, and America’s fighting men are coming home. Lieutenant Pat Montague spent the war dreaming of a return to his beloved: society princess Helen Abbott. But when Uncle Sam finally lets him go, Pat finds ...
Crusty schoolteacher / sleuth Hildegarde Withers can't escape mysterious deaths even on a trans-Atlantic crossing on an ocean liner. En route to England she spends part of her time (when not feeling queasy) sizing up her fellow passengers. Her intuition helps when passengers and crew start droppi...