The Paradise Mystery

Set in an old cathedral close, the plot begins when a stranger is found flung from a doorway, apparently killed, and local medical and police figures take up the inquiry. Eyewitness reports, the stranger’s lack of identifying papers, and subsequent violent incidents prompt methodical investigation, while private enmities, hidden offers and secrets from the past complicate efforts to trace motive and perpetrator. The narrative moves through professional examinations, interviews and gradual revelations that peel back the veneer of peaceful town life, replacing complacency with suspense as the network of relationships and suspicions is steadily uncovered.