Island of Terror — Elsie W. Strother

The rain of the city dampened Loren McKnight's spirits as she left the office for the night. The dreariness of New York was accentuated by the light from a travel agency in whose windows stood gay poster of far-off places. Little did Loren know that she would soon be taking a vacation to a place she had never heard of and to adventures she could never imagine in her wildest dreams, adventures that would hold profound danger for her as well as--perhaps--romance.

For when Loren returned home, a letter form a New York law firm was there waiting for her. Her grandfather, of whom she had never heard, Cecil McKnight, had asked the law firm to contact Loren and to arrange for her to fly to Puerto Rico at once. From there a boat would take her to her grandfather's island sugar plantation.

The island turns out to be a tropical paradise, but the atmosphere of danger that looms about the place begins to alarm her. She is unable to see her grandfather, who is guarded by a mysterious woman, Celeste. And suddenly strange things begin to happen. Scorpions, tarantulas, and mosquitoes threaten Loren. Someone seems to be attempting to do away with her.

Who can she turn to? Mark Benton, the handsome man who has escorted her to the island and claims to love her? Tom Turner, who runs the mill but is suspected by Loren as being unfriendly and menacing?