When a retired police inspector suddenly drops dead in a train carriage arriving at Charing Cross station, young London barrister Hetherwick finds himself the key witness to the murder.
Thrust into the centre of this terrifying mystery, Hetherwick must unveil the disturbing truths of the case and locate the nefarious culprit.
Fans of โSherlock Holmesโ will be enthralled by this 20th century crime classic, a gripping tale of mystery and suspense that will have them on the edge of their seats till the very end. Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863 โ 1935), better known as J.S Fletcher, was a prolific English journalist and author of over 230 books. Raised as the son of a clergyman in West Yorkshire, Fletcher would go on to become a creative powerhouse of crime fiction during โThe Golden Age of Detective Fictionโ. Best remembered for his crime novels featuring Private Investigator Ronald Camberwell, Fletcher was considered a contemporary of Sir Arthur Doyle of โSherlock Holmesโ fame. Any fans craving classic crime after watching โKnives Outโ or Robert Downey Jrโs โSherlock Holmesโ simply must read some of J.S. Fletcherโs fantastic work.