Joyce Carnie loves Wynthorpe. The small north country town is a haven of peace and tranquility and her job as housekeeper to Wilbur Atherton of Merlin Court is the most congenial employment she could wish for. When Atherton is found murdered, however, Joyce is the number one suspect. With the net of evidence drawing in upon the young woman, it is up to the crime writer Nicholas Raine to convince Inspector Burke of Joyce's innocence.

Originally published in 1936, this is a vintage murder mystery from the golden age of crime fiction.