When wealthy elderly Simon Ewing is found murdered in his flat, it appears to be a robbery gone wrong. Two rings were taken from the dead man's hands, but his hidden jewelery strongbox remained untouched, except for one missing diamond solitaire. An unknown man was spotted exiting the building; there is evidence that he had searched the upper floors before attacking Ewing when the old man was briefly left unattended. But how could an outsider have known when to strike? And why take only one ring from a treasure trove? Superintendent Woods is called in, and through patient careful detection begins slowly to disentangle the clues, as suspicion shifts from one character to the next. This classic detective novel from the 1930s is now republished for the first time.

About the Author
Dorothy Erskine Muir (1889-1977) was one of twelve children of John Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich. After winning a scholarship to Oxford, she worked as an academic tutor and wrote historical biographies and local histories. Her three mystery novels, In Muffled Night (1933), Five to Five (1934) and In Memory of Charles (1941) are intricate fictional whodunnits based on real murder cases.


Book Information
ISBN 9781899000425
Author D. Erskine Muir
Format Paperback
Page Count 286
Imprint Moonstone Press
Publisher Moonstone Press