Just after the First World War, Doctor Mary Arkroyd hears of a friend’s narrow escape from marrying a plausible captain who claimed shell-shock, and soon takes in a paying guest of her own. A general’s memories, the eccentric Mr. Saffron, the odd story of Captain Duggle and the magical word Morocco lead toward the secret kept in an old tower.
A light, witty mystery from the author of The Prisoner of Zenda, set in an England adjusting to peace. Download the free EPUB.