On the night of 12 May 1914, Bradford manufacturer Marshall Allerdyke steps off the Manchester express to find an urgent message waiting. A midnight ride, a dead man, a shoe buckle and the Nastirsevitch jewels draw him into a chase involving a prima donna, a frantic impresario and the smooth American Franklin Fullaway.
A brisk Golden Age forerunner from a Yorkshire writer whose mysteries President Wilson admired. Download the free EPUB.