As a female private investigator in Dayton, Ohio, in April 1945, Maggie Sullivan has had some unusual cases and had some unusual clients. When Mrs. Salmon invited her to lunch at a very upper-class country club, Maggie was about to meet some people who would quickly move to the top of her list.
Mrs. Salmon was the most exclusive madam. Charlotte, one of her girls had left a month ago because she was going to marry Jack Barrett, the son of one of Dayton’s wealthy families, the Barrett’s.. She was moving to their home so that Charlotte and the Barrett family could get to know each other before the wedding.
The week before, Charlotte had been killed by a hit-and-run driver. The police were not doing anything with the case and Mrs. Salmon want Maggie to investigate to find if it was a random hit and run or if she was murdered.
Maggie interviewed all the people at the home, family and employees, as well as the others living at Mrs. Salmon’s house. It was a very diverse and interesting mix of people with a couple of nasty snobs in the family.
For followers of the series, Maggie sees her former boyfriend, Mike Connelly.and she hasn’t heard from Heebs, her homeless, teenage occasional helper, who is now in the service, for a couple of months.
As usual, M. Ruth Myers presents a realistic picture of life in Dayton as WWII nears the end and President Roosevelt dies.
Definitely worth a read. ( )

1945 Dayton, Ohio. Maggie Sullivan is asked by madam Mrs Salmon to investigate the death of a previous employee - twenty-two year old Charlotte Littlefield. She was about to marry Jack, the second son of the wealthy Barrett family. Charlotte was killed in a car accident, or was it.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery. Another good addition to the series which can easily be read as a standalone story ( )