Publication

1935 - Pub. for the Crime Club, Ltd., W. Collins Sons & Co., Ltd., London, England

Language

English

Word Count

62,750 words, Guess

Page Count

251 pages

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Classifications

  • LCCPZ3.S9152 He

Description

Twenty-first in the long-running mystery series with Dr Launcelot Priestley. >Famous research chemist Bernard Threlfall is found dead and his laboratory ransacked. He had also been about to change his will, potentially giving his relatives motives for his death. The case is extremely tricky, providing a test for both the different detecting styles of the new Hendon graduate Inspector Waghorn and the more traditional Superintendent Hanslet. Ultimately both are forced to turn to the genius of Professor Priestley to solve the puzzle.

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