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A house holds secrets within its walls in this Golden Age mystery featuring London lawyer and sleuth Jimmie Haswell from the author of The Crooked Lip.
Newlywed Jimmie Haswell is getting used to married life, when he receives an intriguing letter from a friend. Capt. Gregory Bruden would like to know the legal issues surrounding finding something of value in a deserted house.
Empty for seven years, Queen's Gate was formerly owned by an eccentric old woman, who may have stashed a treasure there before she died. But her demise won't be the last one that the house bears witness to. A bludgeoned body is found there, and it's none other than Captain Bruden.
Trying to bring justice to his friend leads Jimmie and his wife to investigate this action-packed mystery involving a golfer's hole-in-one, a gang of brutal criminals, and an abduction that could put "till death do us part" to the test . . .
Praise for the writing of Herbert Adams
"The great thriller writer." — The Daily Telegraph
"Herbert Adams is a success, against enormous competition, in murder literature." — The Morning Post
"Adams's detective stories get better and better." — The Outlook
"To pick up a mystery by Mr. Herbert Adams is to resign oneself to complete enjoyment." — The Evening News
Newlywed Jimmie Haswell is getting used to married life, when he receives an intriguing letter from a friend. Capt. Gregory Bruden would like to know the legal issues surrounding finding something of value in a deserted house.
Empty for seven years, Queen's Gate was formerly owned by an eccentric old woman, who may have stashed a treasure there before she died. But her demise won't be the last one that the house bears witness to. A bludgeoned body is found there, and it's none other than Captain Bruden.
Trying to bring justice to his friend leads Jimmie and his wife to investigate this action-packed mystery involving a golfer's hole-in-one, a gang of brutal criminals, and an abduction that could put "till death do us part" to the test . . .
Praise for the writing of Herbert Adams
"The great thriller writer." — The Daily Telegraph
"Herbert Adams is a success, against enormous competition, in murder literature." — The Morning Post
"Adams's detective stories get better and better." — The Outlook
"To pick up a mystery by Mr. Herbert Adams is to resign oneself to complete enjoyment." — The Evening News
A house holds secrets within its walls in this Golden Age mystery featuring London lawyer and sleuth Jimmie Haswell from the author of The Crooked Lip.
Newlywed Jimmie Haswell is getting used to married life, when he receives an intriguing letter from a friend. Capt. Gregory Bruden would like t...
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Herbert Adams (1874–1958) was an English writer who wrote fifty mystery novels, the majority featuring Det. Roger Bennion. Adams also wrote short fiction, humor, poetry, and mysteries under the pseudonym Jonathan Gray.
Herbert Adams (1874–1958) was an English writer who wrote fifty mystery novels, the majority featuring Det. Roger Bennion. Adams also wrote short fiction, humor, poetry, and mysteries under the pseudonym Jonathan Gray.
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