Archy Mitfold had always loved a mystery, but he never expected to take the lead role in a thriller. Yet there was no doubt that someone was trying to kill him.
A classic crime novel featuring Inspector Dan Pardoe, The death of Mrs Weir from poison points to a number of potential murderers: her husband Mathew Weir, her niece and nephew, her companion Aurelia Brett, the mysterious neighbours down the road. Then a second death occurs...
Cornelia Lackland ruled her house with an iron fist and a firm grasp on the pocketbook. When she dies mysteriously on the night before she was due to change her will, Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe of Scotland Yard must be called to investigate an ever growing list of suspects.