No one saw her leave, and no one knows where she went...
It's a perfectly typical day for Lowell Mitchell at her perfectly
ordinary university in Massachusetts. She goes to class, chats with
friends, and retires to her dorm room. Everything is normal until
suddenly it's not--in the blink of an eye, Lowell is gone.
Facts are everything for Police Chief Frank Ford. He's a small-town cop,
and he knows only hard evidence and thorough procedure will lead him to
the truth. Together with the wise-cracking officer Burt Cameron, the
grizzled chief will deal with the distraught family, chase dead-end
leads, interrogate shady witnesses, and spend late nights ruminating
over black coffee and cigars. Everyone tells him what a good,
responsible girl Lowell is. But Ford believes that Lowell had a secret
and that if he can discover it, this case will crack wide open.
Considered one of the first-ever police procedurals and hailed as an
American mystery milestone, Last Seen Wearing--based on a true
story--builds suspense through its accurate portrayal of an official
police investigation. Hillary Waugh, who earned the title of Grand
Master from the Mystery Writers of America, went on to create several
memorable series, but this classic crime novel ranks among his finest
work.
This next installment in the Library of Congress Crime Classics series
will keep readers in suspense until the final page.
