A novel of intrigue and passion.

Mr. and Mrs. Sentry lived graciously. Their lives were orderly, secure, and serene. Mary, the oldest daughter, was studying nursing and planning to marry a medical missionary, Phil was in Yale, Barbara was keeping her head through the whirl of her debutante year.

Then one Sunday evening, while they were all at supper, police came to the house and arrested Mr. Sentry, charging him with murder. Not only this, but each member of his Family was in a Position to give damning evidence against him.

It is difficult to imagine a more compelling situation or a more absorbing story than Ben Ames Williams has given us here. For all ist quick action and suspense, this is not a murder Story; it is a modern novel of character. Readers who enjoyed "The Strange Woman and Leave Her to heaven" will find "Crucible" another brilliant book by this popular author.