The Westgate Mystery, first published in 1941, is an intriguing murder mystery set at a Pacific coast estate. As a series of murders take place, the estate's owner, Mrs. Longtree, assisted by a local judge, investigate and attempt to solve who is behind the grisly killings. From the dust-jacket: When Roger Longtree returned to Westgate with Penelope, night-dub singer and adventuress, as his bride, the event reopened old wounds and created new stresses...

A strange creature disrupts the life of reclusive locksmith, Ethan Daunes, forming a mysterious bond that spurs a string of violent killings.

"In this richly textured debut, John Englehardt explores how the origin and aftermath of a mass shooting impacts the lives of three characters: a disillusioned student, a grieving professor, and a young man whose valuation of fear and disconnection funnels him into the role of the aggressor. As the community wrestles with the fallout, Bloomland interrogates social and cultural dysfunction in a nation where mass violence has become all too familiar."--Provided...