The Four Faces: A Mystery

A circle of acquaintances grows suspicious of a mysterious new tenant whose evasions and odd behavior prompt informal investigations. Episodes range from a locked-room alarm and an unsettling pet cobra to social pretenses and conflicting travel stories, sending the investigators through Hampstead, Grafton Street, maritime episodes, and the city’s seedier quarters. Along the way confessions, surprises, and unexpected connections to a glittering underworld emerge, and identities previously concealed are gradually exposed. The narrative builds toward revealing the true nature and motives behind four enigmatic personas and resolving the tangled deceptions that have driven the mystery.