A little money ahead

Description:

After her father's death, Lila Tryon takes a job in a New York City bookstore and is baffled by the mysterious attention of strangers. A suspicious-looking fellow boarder and an apparent attempted theft adds to Lila's anxiety.

subjects: Fathers,  Death,  Economic aspects,  Fiction,  Inheritance and succession,  Man-woman relationships,  Jewel thieves,  Pères,  Mort,  Aspect économique,  Romans, nouvelles,  Successions et héritages,  Relations entre hommes et femmes,  Voleurs de bijoux