Thick flakes of snow are falling on Fifth Avenue at twilight - and then
the body of a young man suddenly falls among them, mysteriously out of
the sky.
Momentarily the wheels of traffic are halted, but other wheels spin
relentlessly on - the wheels of death, the wheels on which bloody murder
moves silently through Manhattan's streets.
Once again Miss Hildegarde Withers, the schoolteacher-detective, matches
her wits against an unknown X, armed only with the precious gift of
common sense and a cotton umbrella. One youth is dead, and his twin
brother moves under a cloud. Then death rolls past again, like a swifter
Juggernaut, while Miss Withers faces the problem of the Driverless
Roadster, the Man Who Wore Two Neckties, and the Symptoms of Bathtub
Hands.
Murder on Wheels is a fast moving mystery, packed with thrills for the
fan who likes to play detective.