Death in the Fog

Reviewing this book, the New York Times said "From the first page to the last, this story is pervaded by the atmosphere of horror and suspense that invariably marks the work of Mignon G. Eberhart." The Times had it right. There's plenty of horror and suspense in "Death in the Fog," and plenty too of the atmosphere of the Depression-era screwball comedy; if Hollywood were casting this in 1933, the principal roles would have gone to Carole Lombard, William Powell, Gene Raymond, Marie Dressler, Helen Broderick, and Eric Blore. Anyone with a yen for that 30s atmosphere and with a fondness for Chicago will find "Death in the Fog" irresistible. Compared to "The House on the Roof" and "Fair Warning," the pacing is better and the heroine more compelling; this may be Eberhart's best work from the 1930s.