The Cobra Candlestick

The dead man’s mother secures the services of Dexter Drake, a master detective renowned for his razor-sharp intellect and unorthodox methods. As he tries to uncover the Marshbitter family’s hidden motives and clandestine relationships, Drake encounters a cryptic letter foreshadowing doom and a witness who may hold the key to the crime – the pianist, who never ceased playing, even as murder was committed just beyond the door.

First published in 1928, The Cobra Candlestick presents a world where danger lurks in the most unexpected places, and the line between innocence and guilt blurs with each twist.