Escape While I Can
Escape While I Can is a 1944 mystery novel by Melba Marlett. It was reportedly written over the course of two years.[full citation needed]
Plot
Elizabeth marries into a strange and wealthy family plagued by mysterious disappearances and unpleasant rumors. She disentangles herself from the marriage, but is drawn back in several years later due to new evidence of murders.[full citation needed]
Publication History
Escape While I Can, written by Melba Marlett, was published in December, 1944, by The Crime Club, an imprint of Doubleday. It was reprinted in 1965 by Ace Books as part of its G series (G-568) in 1965. It was reportedly written over the course of two years.
Reception
Escape While I Can received positive reviews, being hailed as Marlett's best work so far by some commentators.[full citation needed][full citation needed] It was lauded by The Tennessean as a "swift moving brain taxer...with plenty of character and atmosphere."[full citation needed] The Greensboro Daily News said Marlett "carries the story to new heights of suspense."[full citation needed] While the reviewer for the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel found it "no better than her three previous books," it was still "above par."[full citation needed]
A particularly high-profile enforcement was provided by Dorothy B. Hughes, who called Escape While I Can "well written and strongly recommended for those who wait two long between Eberharts."[full citation needed]