Sam Crombie

A jilted lover finds himself implicated in a murder When John Holland proposed to his girlfriend, Tracy, she imposed a 31-day waiting period before they could see each other again. It's day 30, and Holland travels to her Long Island home for their reunion, only to receive the shock of his life when he meets Tracy's fiancé, Roger Drake. Tracy's mother invites Holland to stay there and win back Tracy's love, and within a few hours, Drake is dead.   As it turns out, Drake was a private detective hired by Tracy as a test for her beloved-and it looks like Holland failed. Meanwhile, Drake's boss, hardnosed detective Sam Crombie, descends on the home, looking to avenge his comrade.

LOVED TO DEATH! Actually, she hadn't been worth getting involved with. Yet, the fact remained that a lot of men had. And one of them had been more involved than anyone could know. A cozy, one-bedroom apartment and an engraved anniversary present put George Harmon Coxe's celebrated private detective, Sam Crombie, onto the trail of four men. All had loved the same woman. All had eventually left her. One had left her dead...