Detective Colin Pendragon has been requested to attend the house of Mrs.
Connicle. Inside a shed in the property, which is surrounded by
constables, he and Ethan Pruit discover that blood has been sprayed all
over the place. The lady of the house also wants to know what has
happened to her husband as he seems to have disappeared. However,
Inspector Varcoe of Scotland Yard isn’t allowing Pendragon to be
involved.
Fortunately, Pendragon has connections in high places, so he is given
leave to investigate. Returning to the estate, the good Sergeant Evans
shows them the burned remains of Edmond Connicle.
Once the body had been removed, Pendragon discovers voodoo fetishes under the ground.
Later that evening an Indian gentleman drops by the home of Pendragon,
and asks for help in discovering who is stealing jewels from his home.
Early the following morning they return to the Connicle estate only to
find that the gardener has been found dead under a tree. The coroner
claims he had fallen from the tree, but Pendragon quickly disabuses him
of this idea. The wife of the gardener had seen something the previous
day and she is sure that is what had led to him being killed. Later in
the day she is arrested for the murder of Edmond Connicle.
When the neighbour of Connicle is murdered in the same gruesome fashion, Varcoe comes to Pendragon asking for help.
Can the teaming up with Scotland Yard make the team strong enough to
solve these brutal crimes? Author Gregory Harris has a number of
daunting puzzles for the new team before they can get to the surprise
conclusion. A good, quick read.
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