Cruel pranks, anonymous letters, threats, and blackmail—this is the atmosphere in which the residents of a quiet Dorset village live. It lasts for several months, and then the landowner Ronald, a former banker, finds his wife murdered. Are these events connected? And who is behind what’s happening?
A major London publishing house released scandalous memoirs by a famous general. It turned out that someone at the company hadn’t removed details from the manuscript that expose many influential people. Nigel Strangeways is tasked with finding the culprit. But the moment the detective identifies the employee, that person is found murdered. So who got rid of them? The one who benefits from publishing the memoirs without cuts? Or the one whose career it ended?
The list of suspects grows…