TY - SER KW - dinner parties KW - murder mystery games KW - KDKA radio station KW - wealthy people AU - Louise Eppley AU - Rebecca Gayton AB - Cartier and Felice Cadel host several couples for a weekend-long house party at their estate in Coalville—a fictitious, Ohio River mining town. A whodunnit ensues as Betts “Mouse” Smith, a party guest and the novel’s narrator, plays detective. C1 - 1930s C3 - Ohio River; Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Downtown; William Penn Hotel; Lawrence County; New Castle C4 - Mystery CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Cartier and Felice Cadel host several couples for a weekend-long house party at their estate in Coalville—a fictitious, Ohio River mining town. A whodunnit ensues as Betts “Mouse” Smith, a party guest and the novel’s narrator, plays detective. PB - William & Morrow Co. PP - New York PY - 1931 RN -

Louise Rose Eppley (unknown-1975), educated at Ohio State University, taught at the University of Wisconsin, Washington State University, and Brooklyn College. A novelist, Eppley was a regular contributor to The New Yorker.

Rebecca Fordyce Gayton (unknown-1964) graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1916. She was a civic leader in Youngstown, Ohio.

EP - 311 p. TI - Murder in the Cellar ER -