by Marie Belloc Lowndes (Author), Karl Wurf (Introduction by)

When a murder shocks the quiet suburb of Putney Hill, suspicion spreads through the respectable community like wildfire. The victim-a visitor with a shadowy past-had only recently arrived in England. Whispers of espionage, hidden identities, and unspoken grudges begin to stir. In the wake of this upheaval, the French detective Hercules Popeau is quietly called in. Observant and methodical, Popeau understands that beneath the surface of polite society lie powerful motives, suppressed fears, and dangerous resentments.

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