Design For Death

About the Book

A sleepy little town in northern Maine is shocked into wakefulness by the mysterious death of a prominent citizen. Subsequent investigation peels back layers of this man’s life to reveal a very different person who had friends with motives for his demise: a betrayed ladyfriend and her rival, a jealous creditor, greedy assistant and suspicions of fraud. Along the way, the reader is privy to a failing marriage, and the secret a doctor keeps from his wife. The detective in charge arrests the wrong man on prima facie evidence. He needs (and gets) help from an old friend, eventually solving the case.

About the Author

Kenneth George MacKay and Phyllis Iva Meserlian have both lived most of their lives in the Boston area. Phyllis was born in Boston, Ken in Halifax, Nova Scotia, moving to Boston when he was four years old. Ken and Phyllis are graduates of Northeastern and Boston University, respectively. Ken served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. Phyllis is a writer, poet, singer and lover of nature, especially the sea, who lived five years abroad, and served twenty years as a court reporter in Boston.