Temporarily Away

When a fellow writer's mail is returned marked "e;temporarily away"e; and she is unable to reach him, Henrietta Harcourt asks the local sheriff to investigate, and the man's mummified remains are discovered in his remote cabin on the edge of a national forest. After his death is dismissed as natural causes, a suspicious Henrietta prods the sheriff to look at someone with motive, means, and opportunity. When he does, "e;natural causes"e; begins to look as unlikely as "e;temporarily away."e;