Laura

Summary: "Laura hunt is smart, independent, and beautiful. A thoroughly modern woman of the 1940's, she's a successful young professional working in the glamorous world of advertising. She's engaged to be married in a week to Shelby Carpenter, a coworker. in other words, laura seems to have it all. But one night, tragedy strikes. A murderer appears at the door of laura's apartment and shoots the person who answers the door. The victim is identified by the maid and her aunt as Laura, but the face has been disfigured by damage from the shotgun blast. Who would want Laura dead? She was supposed to dine that night with a friend the prominent colunnist Waldo Lydecker, who was also a former love interest. Then there's Shelby, her fiance, who is the beneficiary of her life insurance policy. But was he faithful to her? A young rough-around-the-edges homicide detective named Mark McPherson is assigned to the case. he begins to fall in love with her memory. Then, in a shocking twist, everything changes and nothing is as it seems"--Inside cover.