Wood: Death in Lord Byron's Room

Miss Ann Thorne, aristocratic New England spinster, returns in this mystery-espionage adventure. "Anne Thorne and her charming young niece, Nancy, come to Switzerland in the guise of a writer who is introducing her niece to European society. In truth the aunt has been asked to help with intelligence work because of her prewar knowledge of the locality and persons involved. Action is fast. There is plenty of humor and the writer has a pleasing style of writing and creating characters. Of course, with the lovely Nancy, there is bound to be romance, although it takes many queer turns before the final page is reached." (1948 review)