A well-respected solicitor is found strangled in his London office, with no sign of forced entry and few clues to his killer's identity. As suspicions fall on his missing clerk and estranged family members, long-buried secrets come to light. An amateur detective must unravel a web of deception, inheritance disputes, and hidden motives before the murderer strikes again.

This classic British Golden Age mystery features a new ntroduction by John Betancourt.