Fletcher J.S.

Bank manager John Hornbury is missing along with jewels from the vault. So why are bank owners Gabriel Chestermarke and his nephew Joseph refusing to call in the police?

A quaint and idyllic English community is rocked to its very core when a dead body is found and foul play is suspected. But with few clues to go on and no likely suspects, it appears that the brutal crime may remain unsolved.

Blackmail, murder and the secret of an ancient quarry go to make a very exciting tale.

Half-way along the one straggling street of Savilestowe a narrow lane suddenly opened out between the cottages and turned abruptly towards the uplands which rose on the northern edge of the village. Its first course lay between high grey walls, overhung with ivy and snapdragon. When it emerged from...