“So you want to commit a murder.”This is the first line in a book purchased by
Myron Bernhart.And here’s a guy who
knows his books since he’s collected some rare ones and proud of it.That is until his nagging wife, Marge,
decides to sell them.He tries to reason
with her but is argued down, not only by her but the Women’s Arts League, her cronies
who, of course, meet constantly at their house. When all else fails Myron
realizes it’s time to take drastic action and plans it all out.Of course, his imagination tends to wander a
bit - from German psychiatrists to C. S. I. investigators to hard boiled 1940’s
type detectives.So he sets up the
perfect murder.His wife is home alone,
he has an airtight alibi and he prepares his victim a ‘special glass of tea’.Everything is working, just like the book
said.Marge takes the glass of tea, sits
on the couch and quietly brings the glass up to her lips…when the doorbell
rings.From here on it seems as if
everybody shows up!Marge’s women’s
club, a rare book collector, Myron’s buddy Jack, and, worst of all, Marge’s
domineering sister!And in the midst of
all the confusion the wrong person drinks the ‘special glass of tea’…and
dies!What follows is a parade of
policemen, blackmailers and in-laws as Myron wonders just what went wrong.And you will too in this fast-paced comedy
mystery where nothing seems to go right, even when you go by the book.Of course, that’s when the title of the book
is “Murder For Dummies”.
