Publisher's Synopsis
A hot, drowsy afternoon at Red House, home of wealthy Mark Ablett. Downstairs the servants are resting. Outside the secretary is reading. Then the peace is shattered by a piercing cry for help and a gunshot. Minutes later Robert Ablett's body is found in a locked room with no possible means of entry or exit. Robert had suddenly returned to his brother from abroad. Mark has suddenly vanished. Guilt is the logical conclusion... too logical for Antony Gillingham and Bill Beverley, who tackle a case without clues to find an ingenious killer and a cold-blooded motive for murder.
