The Clue

On the eve of what promises to be the social event of the season—the wedding of Madeleine Van Norman, the last scion of a prominent family, to the respectable Schuyler Carleton—a shocking discovery shatters the small-town idyll: a corpse. With the timing suspiciously convenient and the potential beneficiaries numerous, the entire community is plunged into a maelstrom of fear and suspicion. Local lawyer Robert Fessenden and Madeleine's quick-witted bridesmaid Kitty French initially take up the amateur sleuthing mantle, navigating a labyrinth of gossip, secrets, and red herrings until the renowned private investigator Fleming Stone is called in to untangle the intricate web of deceit and unmask the killer.