Bad for Business — Rex Stout

IN THE RED

Amy Duncan was a beautiful working girl who had a strong attachment to her job, an affection for her boss, and a frightening v ay of attracting trouble. Private investigator Tecumseh Fox met her when she literally walked into the' bumper of his car. She promptly sped him off into the most puzzling case of Fox's brilliant career. It all involved her family's food enterprise called Tingley's Titbits. The firm was in an uproar because their appetizers were suddenly very unappetizing. This, of course, was had for business. Profits dropped, but it was murder that kept them in the red.