The Turner Tragedy

The bucolic calm of a resort community is shattered by a horrendous multiple murder.

A deputy sheriff, who stumbles upon the grisly crime scene, is aided in his investigation by only scant physical evidence and a single surviving witness---the family pet.

In addition, the sleuth's personal life is troubled by an incipient romance, a vexatious political race, and a probable link between a past inquiry and the recent killings.

With dogged persistence, though, the deputy is able to uncover a sini...