The Corpse with the Eerie Eye

<p>The Corpse with the Eerie Eye first published in 1942 features R.A.J. Walling's titular private investigator Philip Tolefree in another engaging mystery. </p><p></p><p>There was mystery rampant in Castle-Dinas although Tolefree at first didn't recognize it. He thought he was there to straighten out a lovers' quarrel-until the telephone rang at dinner that night and turned a gay and charming atmosphere into one resembling a wake. </p><p></p><p>Mrs. Lowell returned to the table with her face strained beyond her well-carried years. Mr. Lowell retired dejectedly into a shell. And Katherine their daughter became tense and distraught. Later at Dr. Mapperley's a succession of peculiar sounds kept Tolefree on his feet most of the night-to the obvious dismay of Peter the nautical butler. </p><p></p><p>And then they found the corpse-the corpse with a vacant stare and pupils the size of a pin-point. . . .</p><p></p>