Through the Eyes of the Dead

This ingenious and perplexing mystery set in San Francisco pits two able heroines against a clan of devious gypsies. Private investigator Aileen Douglass, usually tough and shrewd, is so charmed and conned by the handsome young gypsy, Nick, that she offers him refuge in her home after his sister shoots him. While sheltering Nick, Aileen is informed by the police that her client Mr. MacMurray has been murdered. MacMurray had hired Aileen and her partner Sharon to find his missing fiancee Nancy Thompson. After their office and homes are ransacked, Sharon drugged and another attempt made on Nick's life, Aileen and Sharon are thunderstruck to discover that Nancy Thompson and Nick are very much connected. The two personable investigators brace themselves for the unexpected and find it in wild auto chases and a violent, bloody finale. (Jan.)