Sir Julius Cheever wants Christopher Redmayne to design a house for him
in London. On his way home from Northamptonshire, an attempt is made to
rob Redmayne. Fortunately he gains the upper hand on his robber and
leaves him trussed up in the stable where the robbery attempt occurred.
Meantime, back in London, Jonathan Bale has a murder inquiry in his
hands. A wealthy young man has been strangled to death and his body
left in an area of the city that doesn't match with who he would have
been. When Bale discovers the name of the victim, he takes it to
Redmayne. The he discovers that the victim is the son of the man who
had engaged Redmayne to design the house for him. Redmayne, in an
attempt to glean information from his brother finds out that his brother
has been threatened with death, just like the victim.
Redmayne finds out from the sister of the victim that he had been
married. When he and Bale meet with the widow, they discover that the
victim's diary is missing. Another high profile person is threatened
with blackmail, and since he is prepared to pay up the amount demanded,
Redmayne offers to be the one to hand it over, but capture of the
culprit was impossible.
Shortly after this they learn of a third man being blackmailed. When
Redmayne begins to put pressure on a possible suspect, he is almost
killed. That is followed by a second ransom demand to the second
blackmail victim.
How will Redmayne and Bale discover the culprit or culprits behind these
dastardly deeds? Author Edward Marston has some exciting adventures
for the pair before they can solve this murder mystery. A good, quick
read.
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