Even Roses Have Thorns

Lori Lowell Is A Spirited Young Lady Trying To Escape An Unhappy Love Affair When She Accepts A New Position As Assistant Editor For Mr. Bradford Brasington Owner Of Brasington Press A Publishing Company In Southport Nc. She Previously Worked As A Reporter In The Small Daily Newspaper In Her Hometown Of Laurinburg But Without Much Chance For Advancement She Came To The Coast-Only To Become Involved In A New Love Affair With Mr. Brasington'S Son Brad Who Also Lives In This House Which Is Enshrouded By Murder And Mystery. Lori'S Own Life Is Suddenly In Danger; At First They Were Just Harmless Pranks Spurred By Jealousy But Then Become Much More Destructive. Her Possessions Are Searched Some Of Her Things Maliciously Destroyed And A Harsh Note Appears On Her Mirror Ordering Her To Get Out. Then Important Business Papers Disappear From Mr. Brasington'S Desk Just After Lori Finished Typing Them . . . And A New Mystery Manuscript Under Review For Possible Publishing Also Disappears Under Her Watch. Mr. Brasington'S Sister Vi Stewart Is Killed; And Lori Who Cannot Swim Also Ends Up Floundering In The Pool. When She Is Trapped Inside A Burning Building She Realizes That The Murder Will Not Rest Until She Has Also Been Destroyed.