A man lies dead of a gunshot, yet the fatal bullet has simply vanished - no slug, no casing, nothing - and only the coolly logical Dr Priestley can explain the seemingly impossible.

The Elusive Bullet is a classic Dr Lancelot Priestley puzzle from John Rhode, the best-known pseudonym of Major Cecil Street, a mainstay of the golden age of detection. Priestley, an irascible retired academic who solves crimes by pure reason, confronts a killing that defies every ordinary explanation. Renowned for their fair-play ingenuity and technical precision, Rhode's mysteries turned scientific method into first-class entertainment, and this is among his most cunning short cases.

Despite starting out life as an officer in the British army, Cecil Street went on to become a successful author of detective fiction. His most famous crime-solver, Dr. Priestly, featured in almost fifty novels, including the acclaimed The Elusive Bullet. Many crime and detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.