Publisher's Synopsis
What riddles lie behind the doors of the normally sedate Ramsden Literary and Scientific Society that could have led to the death of a pretty young librarian? What secrets were hidden in the rare and valuable books that appear to have been stolen? Why has the Society's historian suddenly disappeared? And what frightening treasure has the cleaning lady's delinquent son unearthed? Superintendent Pollard and Inspector Toye dig up the long-buried pasts of Ramsden's leading families and untangle the murky relationships of a secluded town and its tight-lipped citizenry.
