Horniman, Birley and Craine is a highly respected legal firm with clients reaching to the highest in the land. When a deed box in the office is opened to reveal a corpse, the threat of scandal promises to wreak havoc on the firm's reputation - especially as the murder looks like an inside job. The partners and staff of the firm keep a watchful and suspicious eye on their colleagues, as Inspector Hazlerigg sets out to solve the mystery of who Mr Smallbone was - and why he had to die.
Written with style, pace and wit, this is a masterpiece by one of the finest writers of traditional British crime novels since the Second World War.
- ISBN10 0755146832
- ISBN13 9780755146833
- Publish Date 1 December 2013 (first published 1 February 1977)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint House of Stratus
- Edition New edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 234
- Language English
- URL http://houseofstratus.com/michael-gilbert-140-c.asp