Explosion: A novel of murder and its shattering effect on a group of normal, intelligent people

by Dorothy Cameron Disney

Dorothy Cameron Disney was an American writer born in the Indian Territory that became the state of Oklahoma. Educated at Barnard College, New York., she worked as a stenographer, copy writer, journalist and night club hostess before becoming a full time writer. She is one of Mary Roberts Rinehart most gifted followers.
The Greers are nice, ordinary people, friendly and respectable, and when a dreadful accident leaves them homeless and helpless their next door neighbors do not hesitate to take them in. But, suddenly they find themselves at the center of a police investigation as the senseless explosion turns out to conceal a deeper, darker, more purposeful crime.
Somewhere in the lives of these ordinary people is hidden a motive for murder.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1948

Reviews

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent mystery, with additional suspense in the beginning before the explosion, it's location, and extent, are revealed. Great character driven fair-play whodunnit.