George Euart has fallen on hard times since returning from the War. So when he is unexpectedly named co-heir to the fortune of Jonas Quorndon, it seems like a miracle. Yet this is only the first of several incredible happenings, not all of which are welcome. First Euart is attacked and robbed while journeying north to take up residence at the remote Cathra House. Next, a fishing trip turns up a very grisly discovery in the aptly named Hell Pool. Soon, Euart and his fellow heir, Joan, together with their new friends Dr Rose and Inspector Tangye, are hot on the trail of a missing treasure - and a desperate killer...

Originally published in 1926, this is a vintage murder mystery thriller set in the evocative countryside of the north of England.