Publisher's Synopsis
"A superb story written by an expert". - THE NEW YORKER Beside the dead body of Sir Maurice Lawes are the shattered fragments of a snuff-box that once belonged to Napoleon. These fragments told a tale, or rather two tales, one true and one false. How an English expert in criminology forces the evidence to 'tell' the truth about what happened, and to point out the real murderer, makes for a brilliant exercise in detecting and a chilling adventure in villainy.
