Two-Thirds of a Ghost

Two-Thirds of a Ghost
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Two-Thirds of a Ghost, a Dr. Basil Willing Mystery, by Helen McCloy<br><br>&quot;One of the most enjoyable whodunits of this or any season. Reason: Its gorgeous satire on the book publishing business and the people in it or on the fringes.&quot;&mdash;Columbus Dispatch<br><br>Amos Cottle was a valuable property&mdash;a first-rate novelist who produced four best sellers in four years. He had to be protected. From himself (he was an ex-alcoholic). And from his wife (she was a gold-digging siren and she spelled trouble). His publisher and his agent thought Amos&#39;s problems were solved when they clawed the beautiful Vera out of his hair and shipped her off to Hollywood. But they were wrong. For there came a night when Vera returned. That was the night Amos had to have a drink. It was too bad he never lived to sober up.<br><br>&quot;One of the most entertaining mysteries of the year.&quot;&mdash;Denver Sunday Post<br>&quot;Cleverly complex.&quot;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews<br>&quot;Extremely enjoyable&quot;&mdash;New York Herald Tribune<br>&quot;Tricky and top-notch.&quot;&mdash;Chattanooga Times<br>&quot;Excellent.&quot;&mdash;Raleigh News & Observer

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Helen Inc. McCloy. Two-Thirds of a Ghost

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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More than one glance followed Meg Vesey through the dusk as she stepped across Madison Avenue. Tall heels foreshortened her feet like little hoofs and made her tread delicately as a doe. Flakes from the light snow flurry frosted her furs and the Christmas packages in her arms. Her chin was firmly rounded in profile and luscious as ripe fruit. Her mouth was a little wide, but it seemed to smile even in repose. Her eyes were her real beauty—a clear, sparkling hazel-brown, large and well set, darkened by long, black lashes. Her make-up was light. You could see the petal-pink freshness the cold wind brought to her cheeks.

At 58th Street she passed under a brightly lighted marquee into a dim, hushed lobby. “Good evening, Mrs. Vesey!” The doorman had a smile for her and she didn’t have to give the elevator man her floor.

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Polly was at the desk. “Why has this envelope got pretty little red-and-blue stripes on it? And why is there an airplane on the stamp?”

“Oh, Polly, darling, please don’t ever touch anything on Mother’s desk. That’s an air-mail letter and I must get it off right away.” Meg grabbed the envelope from Polly, put the letter inside and sealed the flap. “Hugh, are the Devlins calling for you?”

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