Publisher's Synopsis
In this enchanting Dr Thorndyke mystery, an ill wind and the puzzle of an intriguing stranger begins when on a wet and windy silent night in the sleeping city of London, the body of a man is found sprawled across Millfield Lane. Thorndyke was described by his author as a 'medical jurispractitioner': originally a medical doctor, he turned to the bar and became one of the first - in modern parlance - forensic scientists.