Was it a tragic drunk-driving accident, or something more twisted? You can never go far wrong with a Dr. Priestley story. The New York Times Superintendent King has concluded that the drunk driver with a dead body in his car was only guilty of manslaughter, not intentional murder. But Dr. Lancelot Priestley thinks theres more to the storyespecially considering that the victims estate, Pinehurst, has been plagued by burglaries of late. As he applies his usual scientific rigor to the case, Priestley will be drawn into not one crime but manyand some of them date back yearsin this classic British mystery.