The Bride Dined Alone

Dana Madison had always rationalized her own actions. It was for the good of her family that she had married money, not once but three times. Her parents took better care of her children than she could; hence she traveled extensively in a carefree manner. Her husbands preferred beauty and charm to integrity; hence she became an exquisite figurine. But her return to her family home forced her finally to face some bitter, unlovely facts. In dealing with the problems that upset her, Dana discovered that beauty can be a boomerang and cleverness outsmart itself.

In this psychological novel of murder Vera Kelsey demonstrates her versatility and capacity to present a small cast of sharply delineated, thoroughly credible characters. The Bride Dined Alone has the quality of a solid novel, but the suspense and intense excitement make it a mystery story of high caliber. The Bride Dined Alone was published in 1943.