Alibi in Time Author:June Thomson When the charming but untrustworthy writer Patrick Vaughan was found dead by the roadside one stormy autumn night, it seemed at first as though he must have been run down accidentally. Various people in the village had befriended the smart London author as he sought local colour for his latest novel, but several of them had found their friendsh... more »ip abused. Kitty Fulton, widow of an M.P. and living up at the big house, had rented Vaughan the gatehouse but was now desperate to see him leave the village. Lewis Shand, the local schoolmaster, had discovered that his beloved only daughter Hilary had been having an affair with Vaughan. And Edwin Cotty, the doctor, also had his reasons for wanting to see the back of this newcomer. Inspector Finch, eager to obtain his delayed promotion, found himself with a particularly delicate investigation on his hands as blackmail and bitter secrets emerged and the seeming accident began to look more and more like murder.« less