Summary of Kate Winkler Dawson's American Sherlock

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The Lamsons' house was located on Stanford University's prestigious Faculty Row in Palo Alto.

The city had attracted many wealthy and educated people since the 1920s.#2 Allene Thorpe Lamson was a graduate student at Stanford University.

She had been married just a few years when she met David Lamson, the charismatic editor in chief for a popular humor magazine, the Stanford Chaparral.

They shared many interests, and were married just a few years later.#3 In 1933, David was the sales manager of the Stanford University Press, the prestigious publishing house.

Allene was an assistant executive secretary with the YWCA, which was more of a job than a calling.

The position didn't tap the skills she had earned from her two degrees.#4 Allene was able to sleep through the night, but she was still feeling sick in the morning.

She had a hot bath, and when she got out, her husband was there to help her get dressed.

Suddenly, the light in the bathroom went out, and Allene collapsed.