Victim — Josephine Bell

MALICIOUS GOSSIP AND DRIVING GREEN SEND AN INNOCENT OLD WOMAN TO THE BRINK

Trouble begins for old Mrs. Mellanby when she decides to sell her too-large house. A neighbor whose aid she enlists dies mysteriously after their meeting. Gossips accuse Mrs. Mellanby of her death, and a surprising assortment of villains quickly gather to victimize the frail old woman.

Where will the next disaster strike from? Ninety-year-old Mr. Clarke? Serpent-tongued Marjorie Streeter? Philandering Colonel Redfern? Or some still unseen source? Mrs. Mellanby's niece Prue, her friend Jeremy and the housekeeper are all on the old lady's side, but only Inspector Parker can his sergeant can put an end to the mounting sequence of horrors.