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'Sholto Joseph Lestrade, I am arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Mrs Milliccnt Millichip on January 13th last in the City of Westminster.' Lestrade had never been arrested before. Neither had he faced the drop. But when a woman died in his arms in the middle of a London pea-souper, the Fates were stacked against him.
Millicent Millichip, it turned out, was not the only victim in a series of murders where the only clue was the Devil's calling card. And the Devil struck in such diverse places as the croquet lawn of Castle Drogo, the theatre of war-games on Hounslow Heath and the offices of Messrs Constable, publishers extraordinary, in Orange Street.
The condemned cell at Pentonville is a lonely place, even for a man with a loving family and powerful friends. But are they powerful enough? With as many twists and turns as the hangman's rope itself, M.J. Trow's characteristically inventive and humorous novel will delight the many faithful fans of the peerless Inspector Sholto Lestrade.
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