The Clevedon Case

A criminologist who has taken residence in a remote village is drawn into a bewildering sequence of events after a wounded young woman appears at his window one night. The initial shock leads to inquiry into a tragic death at a nearby estate, a formal inquest, and a web of suspects connected by quarrels, disappearances, blackmail and anonymous letters. Clues such as a silver-headed hatpin and tangled personal histories prompt careful, analytical reconstruction of the night’s events. The narrative follows the gradual piecing together of evidence and motive until a definitive explanation of who was responsible is presented.