A champion archer named Robin is found dead with an arrow in his heart near the home of the physicist Professor Dillard, and a note signed “The Bishop” points to the rhyme of Cock Robin. As more deaths follow other nursery rhymes among a circle of mathematicians and chess players, Philo Vance pursues the killer.
One of the most admired Philo Vance mysteries, a classic of the golden age. Download the free EPUB.