Lost Ecstasy Author:Mary Roberts Rinehart 1927. American writer of mystery novels known for their humor and ingenuity. This is one of her non-mystery novels. The story is about Kay Dowling who was used to luxury, expensive pleasures, and the gentlemen who could afford them. But when she accompanied her wealthy family to her late grandfather's ranch, it was ordinary Tom McNair who caught... more » her eye. Then Tom was arrested for a not-so-ordinary murder, and Kay's life was turned upside-down. But she was determined to help Tom prove his innocence, even if she had to put her own life in danger to do it. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.« less
This is not a murder mystery. It is a nice romance set in the northwest in the genteel peroid just before WWI. I liked it but it was certainly not what I was expecting from this author.