On loan from Scotland Yard to the Sydney, NSW, CIB, Inspector Saul Murmer stumbles into a murder scene which rapidly develops many complications, The victim was both stabbed and shot, probably simultaneously; a young woman Murmer saw leaving the building later proves a perfect alibi miles away, with many witnesses. And other likely suspects also have alibis....
The climax is a courtroom scene, with defence counsel dismantling the prosecution's case and exposing the true killer.
Originally published as a newspaper serial in 1933 as by "John Morriss"; republished as a serial in 1934-5 as by Aidan de Brune.
The climax is a courtroom scene, with defence counsel dismantling the prosecution's case and exposing the true killer.
Originally published as a newspaper serial in 1933 as by "John Morriss"; republished as a serial in 1934-5 as by Aidan de Brune.
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