Francis Ledsam, a successful barrister, leaves court after winning another case and is stopped by a woman who tells him that the man he defended was guilty. Shaken, he gives up the defence of criminals, joins forces with Inspector Shopland, and is drawn into the circle of the urbane and mysterious Sir Timothy as a young man disappears.
One of Oppenheim’s most stylish crime novels, with a memorable villain. Download the free EPUB.