If Ruth had stayed on leave, none of it might have happened. An astronomer working at the Maurice Frazer Observatory, Ruth Russell is enjoying her time in Rome.

That is until Charles Digham, top fashion photographer and Ruth's lover, has his camera stolen and the thief ends up a headless corpse in the zoo park toletta. The enigmatic Johnson Johnson, in Rome to paint a portrait of the Pope, is on hand to unravel the mystery.

But as Johnson and Ruth begin the search for clues it soon becomes clear that more is at stake than the secrets of a couture house... something far more deadly.

Ruth finds herself at the centre of a case in Rome involving a stolen camera and a headless corpse - the fifth book in a classic suspense mystery series, with an ending always sure to surprise!

About the Author

Dorothy Dunnett (1923-2001) is the celebrated author of the Dolly books (aka the Johnson Johnson series). She was a trustee of the National Library of Scotland, and a board member of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. In 1992 she was awarded an OBE for her services to literature.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE DOLLY MYSTERY SERIES

'The Dolly novels are... delicious, funny, ingenious, glamorous, clever' Listener

'Dunnett tempts her fans with buried clues and red herrings that keep them reading and rereading the books' New York Times

'[Dunnett's] women are among her strongest characters' Guardian

Book Information
ISBN 9781788424172
Author Dorothy Dunnett
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Farrago
Publisher Duckworth Books