The Green God

A country-house murder prompts an inquiry when a man's body is found and a young woman, Muriel Temple, faces suspicion after a late-night visit and a perfume-scented handkerchief links her to the scene. A determined detective and relatives pursue questions that uncover missing persons, conflicting testimonies, and exotic clues — an oriental perfume, a luminous green idol, and a concealed room — leading from domestic tensions to a sequence of interviews, dangerous revelations, and a confrontation in a Buddhist temple. The narrative unfolds as a procedural mystery combining motive, secret objects, and escalating suspense toward the final disclosure.