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A previously unpublished novel from one of the most popular writers of Golden Age Crime stories, E.C.R. Lorac, this is a quintessential traditional mystery peppered with red herrings and romance, revolving around a ball at a country house.

A lost novel from the golden age of crime, published for the very first time.

It happened on a dark and misty night; the night of the ball at The Princes Hall, Fordings. Abuzz with rumours surrounding the disappearance of Rosemary Reeve on the eve of last years ball, the date proves ill-fated again when two homebound partygoers, Nick and Dilys, come to a swerving halt before a corpse on the road.

Arriving at the scene to the news that Nick has been attacked after telephoning for the police, Inspector Turner suspects there may be more to the case than deadly accident. Its not long before Waring of the local C.I.D. is drawn into the investigation, faced with the task of unravelling an increasingly tangled knot of misleading alibis and deep-rooted local grievances.

Written in the last years of the authors life, this previously unpublished novel is a tribute to Loracs enduring skill for constructing an ingenious puzzle, replete with memorable characters and gripping detective work. This edition also includes an introduction by the CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning author Martin Edwards.

Part of the Crime Classics series.