First published by Collins in 1928, this was the first of 22 mystery novels by Vernon Loder, one of the most popular British mystery-thriller writers of his generation.
When a guest at Stowe House is found dead, killed by a lethal dart, suspicion naturally falls on the resident collector of poisoned weapons from tribes in South America. With the entire house party as potential suspects, what part did the woman explorer play in this sinister tragedy? The local police are baffled, and call on the help of an amateur, whose recent assignment working with bushmen in Africa brings new insight into an increasingly unconventional investigation . . .
This Detective Story Club classic is introduced by mystery genre collector and expert Nigel Moss, who looks at how one of the most dependable Golden Age authors has been forgotten.
- ISBN13 9780008137489
- Publish Date 24 March 2016
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 October 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Collins Crime Club
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk