The morning after a night of drunken revelry, John Grey comes upon the
body of a man whose throat has been slashed. The innkeeper declares
that he had been at the inn. Grey finds that his purse hasn’t been
taken, but the innkeeper notices that the man’s ring is missing. Why
was he carrying a cipher in his boot? Grey is also surprised to later
learn that the dead man had been asking about him.
As a newly trained lawyer, Grey feels that it is duty to investigate
this curious death. A few days later another man comes to the village
looking for Grey. Grey assumes that this man is another Royalist spy.
Grey accuses the secretary of the local lord of the killing after
finding evidence. However, he later wonders if the evidence might have
been planted. His only possible witness has his throat slashed shortly
thereafter. What to do now? Suddenly Grey finds himself accused of all
the murders. His best friend suggests he flee to London.
Will Grey safely make it to London and if so, is he safer there than at
home? Author L. C. Tyler’s murder mystery is full of treachery and has a
very surprising conclusion. A good read.
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