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In these three novels of romantic suspense, the Edgar Award winner proves once again that she “can weave an almost flawless mystery” (The New Yorker). In a prolific career that spanned seven decades, Mignon G. Eberhart made a name for herself as “America's Agatha Christie.” Praised by fellow writers ranging from Gertrude Stein, who called her “one of the best mystifiers in America,” to Mary Higgins Clark, who hailed her as “one of America's favorite writers,” Eberhart penned classic mystery novels of romantic suspense, usually with female leads and often set in exotic locales. The three novels collected here—written in 1949, 1955, and 1964—offer further evidence that “Eberhart's name on mysteries is like sterling on silver” (Miami News). House of Storm: On a Caribbean island in the path of a hurricane, Nonie is torn between the older man she's engaged to and the man she's truly in love with—a suspected murderer. “Mounting tension... one of [Eberhart's] most successful glamour romances yet.” —The New York Times Postmark Murder: Following the death of a wealthy Chicago businessman, his ward Laura March must protect her fellow heir—an orphaned girl from Poland—and clear herself of a murder after a mysterious stranger is stabbed. “A nice example of [Eberhart's] powers... Intelligently complicated.” —The New Yorker Call After Midnight: A late-night phone call from Jenny Vleedam's ex-husband revealing that his girlfriend has been shot places the divorcée in danger. “Eberhart tells one of her better mystery-romances in Call After Midnight.” —The New York Times

On a storm-ravaged Caribbean isle, a woman confronts love and murder. After her father's death, there is nothing for Nonie to do but come to Beadon Island. Royal Beadon, plantation owner and descendent of the man who first settled this windswept spit of tropical land, was her father's closest friend, and he asks Nonie for her hand. As she prepares for her wedding, though, Nonie feels uneasy. The marriage is rational, but there is nothing rational about her sudden feelings for Jim Shaw. The heir to one of the neighboring plantations, Jim is the only person who makes Nonie feel at home on the island. But when his aunt and benefactor is murdered, suspicion falls on Jim. Caught between a suspected killer and a man she does not love, Nonie fights to keep her sanity. A storm is coming to Beadon Island, and if she is not careful, the tropical winds might sweep her away.

On a storm-ravaged Caribbean isle, a woman confronts love and murderAfter her father's death, there is nothing for Nonie to do but come to Beadon Island. Royal Beadon, plantation owner and descendent of the man who first settled this windswept spit of tropical land, was her father's closest friend, and he asks Nonie for her hand. As she prepares for her wedding, though, Nonie feels uneasy. The marriage is rational, but there is nothing rational about her sudden feelings for Jim Shaw. The heir to one of the neighboring plantations, Jim is the only person who makes Nonie feel at home on the island. But when his aunt and benefactor is murdered, suspicion falls on Jim. Caught between a suspected killer and a man she does not love, Nonie fights to keep her sanity. A storm is coming to Beadon Island, and if she is not careful, the tropical winds might sweep her away.

In the aftermath of a direct hurricane strike on Vero Beach, Florida, WILL AND BETSY BLACK discover the body of one of Will's colleagues, DAVID TRESSLER, in his office. As far as the authorities are concerned, it is a storm related casualty but Will and Betsy are not convinced. As the people in the City of Vero Beach begin to sort through the debris, live without electrical power, take cold showers, eat canned food and drink warm drinks, these experiences test tempers and human foibles rise to the point of actual humor. Against this backdrop of inconvenience and frustration, Will and Betsy, along with their friends GUY and PENNY WALSH decide to become amateur sleuths to uncover the truth about Dave Tressler's death. Since they are not able to work as a result of hurricane damage to their offices, they have time to devote to the investigation. They discover Dave Tressler was a highly unethical stock broker and encounter numerous potential perpetrators that could have killed him. With GUY and PENNY's help, their sleuthing reveals hostility towards Dave even from his widow, CONNIE TRESSLER, his father-in-law, MIKE POLLARD and his brother. Alarming evidence also links Dave with illegal security sales for a group of Colombians. However, once the Colombians become aware of the interest in their affairs, the Blacks and the Walshes experience a series of dangerous encounters As evidence continues to mount that Dave's death is a homicide, so do the suspects and the level of intrigue.