The headless lady

About “The headless lady”

The Headless Lady (1940) is a whodunnit mystery novel written by American author Clayton Rawson. The story features a character named Stuart Towne, a detective story writer who shares the same name as one of Rawson’s pen names. This is the third in a series of four mysteries starring The Great Merlini, a stage magician and the author’s favorite protagonist. The novel is part of a larger body of work that showcases Rawson’s talent for crafting intricate mystery plots. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)