In this book Margaret Millar returns to the wry mixture of imaginative farce and queasy horror which first won the hearts of mystery fans. It has a firm, fast plot and a rich variety of characters that are as real as they are amusing. They are...
Tijdens het verhoor in het politiebureau aan de Warmoesstraat, glanst er moordlust in de ogen van arrestant Igor Stablinsky. De telefoon op het bureau achter De Cock rinkelt. Hij draait zich met stoel en al om, grijpt de hoorn en… plotseling...
Miranda Lovelady, Dr. Bill Brockton's protégée, is spending the summer helping excavate a newly discovered chamber beneath the spectacular Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France. There she discovers a stone chest inscribed with...