VEILED MURDER

by Alice Campbell

FREEDOM AT LAST! That is what Doreen’s wedding day was meant to be. Her desire to escape from her dysfunctional family at all costs was motivation to marry Andrew in spite of his bad mood swings and heavy drinking. After the bride collapsed at her wedding and dies, her mother pushes to have the groom arrested for murder. Her reaction to the death causes total destruction of her whole family. Detectives James Murphy and Jessica Johnson try to unravel this psychological investigation filled with lies and deceit. Out of the ashes of disaster arises great joy and hope for two. What other people say… “This book held my interest from beginning to end. I could not guess who the murderer was, though (in good mystery-writing format) the clues were there. A touch of murder, a touch of mystery, and a touch of romance! All woven together magnificently!” ~ Connie Wehmeyer “Great first book! Not only a murder mystery, but a close look at family relationships.” ~ Penny Cutler “Intriguing characters. Love the ladies on the porch! Tenroc is a very promising new author. Can't wait to read more.” ~Gloria Garrett “Murder, mystery, sinister women, love, this story has it all. The author captivated me with unexpected twists and turns.” ~Patricia Hoover

Paperback

Published January 1, 1949

About the author

Alice Ormond Campbell was an American-born British writer of detective fiction. Originally she came from Atlanta, Georgia, where she was part of the socially prominent Ormond family. Alice moved to New York City at the age of nineteen and quickly became a socialist and women’s suffragist. Later she moved to Paris. There she married the American-born artist and writer James Lawrence Campbell and had a son in 1914. After World War One, the family left France for England, where Campbell continued writing crime fiction until 1950.
She published her first work (The Juggernaut) in 1929. She wrote at least nineteen detective novels during her career.