Aloysius P. Graham and his headstrong daughter move into one wing of his cousins' house without the cousin's knowledge or consent during the past World War II housing shortage. Soon all kinds of people, including a young doctor and a man in a black goatee, also sneak into the wing. Shortly after, a lamp turns on and off of its own accord and the man in the black goatee is murdered.
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Aloysius P. Graham and his headstrong daughter move into one wing of his cousins' house without the cousin's knowledge or consent during the past World War II housing shortage. Soon all kinds of people, including a young doctor and a man in a black goatee, also sneak into the wing. Shortly after, a lamp turns on and off of its own accord and the man in the black goatee is murdered.
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Fine. Trade Paperback 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback (originally published in 1947). vintage Little, complete with their trademark, the disappearing corpse. The post WWII housing shortage has left several people homeless in a smallish New Jersey town, including Aloysius P. Graham--who couldn't resist selling his own home at an enormous profit--and his headstrong daughter, virginia. Unknown to his cousins they have installed themselves in the unused wing of the couisins' enormous mansion. It seems like the perfect solution until a number of other people crash the party. But when the lights start going on and off own their own and the ghost of the mansion's dead owner begins walking the corridors at night, our squatters realize that even free rent may be to high a price to pay for a roof over their heads. 154 pages.
