The first of the Quick to Read series. As a final-year Law student, Gilbert Hastings and Lucille Dellow take a holiday job to renovate the Old Stone House in Arbor Valley. The owner of the Old Stone House, Elsie Leggat has moved into a rest home and has been persuaded to sell her house by a corrupt Nadine Norton. Nadine has a secret motive for listing the old lady's house. When Elsie dies, suspicion falls on Gilbert.
The first of the Quick to Read series. As a final-year Law student, Gilbert Hastings and Lucille Dellow take a holiday job to renovate the Old Stone House in Arbor Valley. The owner of the Old Stone House, Elsie Leggat has moved into a rest home and has been persuaded to sell her house by a corrupt Nadine Norton. Nadine has a secret motive for listing the old lady's house. When Elsie dies, suspicion falls on Gilbert.