It was the party of a lifetime - but she never arrived...
''Vera Caspary is an expert at suspense and suspicion'' New York Times
When popular young schoolteacher Nina Redfield reports to police the whereabouts of Bushie Neal, a criminal on the run, she sets off a chain of events over which she has no control.
Nina is about to leave for a Hallowe''en party at a friend''s house. An escort is sent to collect her, so it''s no surprise to Nina when a masked man in a Harlequin costume calls for her. But Nina and her escort never reach the party . . .
Could her past association with Bushie''s sworn enemy Nick Brazza have any connection to her disappearance? And has she been spirited to safety - or further into danger?