Synopses & Reviews
George Lassiter is ill, destitute and desperate. Desperate enough to break into the kitchen of a stranger's house for warmth, food and shelter. And there, on that bitterly cold night in 1922, he witnesses a murder, the murder of a beautiful girl.
But what's happened to the body? When the police search the house the next day they find nothing. The corpse has vanished, as if by magic.
'It was a hallucination born of delirium', say the police, and reluctantly George is forced to agree. Even his friend and rescuer Jack Haldean believes it was a nightmare - but the consequences of that nightmare will plunge Jack into a tangle of lies and obsession, as George hunts for his inheritance and Jack hunts a ruthless killer.
Synopsis
Praise for Dolores Gordon-Smith:
With vision and vigor, Gordon-Smith pulls off another Golden Age delight.--Richmond Times-Dispatch
A classic postwar country-house mystery with a Christie-like denouement.--Kirkus Reviews
Dorothy Sayers fans will bemost rewarded.--Publishers Weekly
Freezing and hungry, George Lassiter breaks into a stranger's house where he witnesses a murder. But when the policefind no evidence, they--and George's friend Jack Haldean--believe George was delirious. Dangerous events soon prove everyone wrong.
Dolores Gordon-Smithis the author of two previous mysteries in the Jack Haldean series. She graduated from Surrey University in 1981.
From the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Dolores Gordon-Smith is the author of two previous mysteries in the Jack Haldean series. She graduated from Surrey University in 1981.