Jack Haldean has been asked by a friend if he knows anything about a
recent double suicide. The friend is wondering why his stepfather is so
pleased about it. He had been involved in a business proposal with
both victims. Haldean discusses the case with his good friend DI
William Rackham of Scotland Yard.
Sometime after this, the son of one of the suicides is charged with the
murder of another principal involved in the business proposal. Although
Rackham has his man, he isn’t one hundred percent sure. He asks
Haldean to chat with the alleged killer.
Afterwards, Haldean begins his own investigation. With a bit of
experimentation, Haldean is able to prove the innocence of the accused.
So, who is the killer? Rackham has to start over. The next person to
be arrested is Haldean’s friend who had started the whole
investigation. However, after Rackham and Haldean do a reconstruction,
it seems that he too, is off the hook.
All-in-all, everything seems to be very confused. How will Haldean and
Rackham solve the case in which so many are suspect, yet not. Author
Dolores Gordon-Smith has a few answers for the reader, but don’t expect
them until the closing pages. A good, quick read.
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