When a properly brought up, some-

what inhibited, strong-minded girl is

suddenly thrust into tile bizarre,

strangely threatening world of actors,

her life begins to change in ways to

mateh her r~ew surroundings.

Alison Howard, researching the life

of the now dead playwright Lionel

Vail, finds herself in a Connecticut

town where the Vail family is reopen-

ing its small private theater to smnlner

stock. Also reopened are some mys-

teries of the past and the present, along

with some ominous questions that

could affect Alison s future: Did Lie-

nel Vail comlnit suicide? Why did he

leave such a strange suicide note ? If,

indeed, it was a suicide note. What

happened to the manuscript of the

play he had finished just before he

died? Before these questions are a~-

swered-and some puzzles solved con-

cerning the visiting actors and Vail

family relationships-Alisort is dealt

her fnll share of danger, fear, glamour,

and love.

TuE House is DARK iS a fine,tale of

romantic suspense in a colorful con-

temporary setting.