Stranger at Plantation Inn — Patricia Maxwell

Lillian Newton was not the only stranger at Plantation Inn. The heavy rains that had flooded the river and forced her to seek refuge at the old stage-stop had driven others to the sanctuary as well.

At first, Lillian paid scant attention to the rest of the group. But soon she sensed a tension in the atmosphere. Rumors of an escaped killer)-an outlaw whose vicious deeds had terrorized the countryside spread a chill blanket of uneasiness over the charming old house.

Then things began to happen: the stalking shadow glimpsed through the trees, the cat whose throat had been cut, the mysterious crying of an infant .. .

Lillian was suddenly suspicious of everyone. Especially the handsome young Frenchman, Jean Marsh, whose arrogant manner aroused a curious inner fury that she could not define.

Lillian was certain now that the killer was among them. But which one? And how long before he would strike again?