Cold Steal

About “Cold Steal”

It's a winter day in Dalton, a New England town near Boston, and Leonidas Witherall, known as "the man who looks like Shakespeare," returns to his new house, which he has never seen. He inherited money from an uncle, traveled the world, and left plans for his home while away. On the train to Dalton, he meets Miss Chard, known as Swiss Chard, and a beautiful woman with a brown paper package and a secret. His new home is a delight, featuring red kitchen appliances, a library with ladders, and a garage containing the pickaxed corpse of Medora, his crabby neighbor. Leonidas assembles a team of assistants, including dotty housewife Cassie Price and former car thief Cuff, who has reformed and joined the police. Together, they protect Witherall's new red refrigerator from thieves, track down a missing envelope of money, and bring the murderer to justice. The story is part of the adventures of Lieutenant Haseltine.