Death of a Sunday Writer — Eric Wright

Recently separated from her domineering husband, Lucy Trimble is eager to start a life of her own. When a relative wills her his private detective agency, Lucy - who up to this point has worked as a librarian - thinks she's found her calling. The problem is that most of her clients are unscrupulous gamblers and crooks - members of a sinister underworld of which Lucy has no comprehension. Determined to make a go of it, Lucy employs her own brand of sleuthing, despite the threats and "advice" of her new-found business associates.