"The Mystery of the Summer-House"! That is what the papers are calling it, and the village of Upper Scotney has never seen the like. Lady Carlton, the young wife of Sir Ralph Carlton, has been found murdered in the grounds of Scotney House. While Sir Ralph and the police investigate the crime, his niece carries on enquiries of her own. Scandalous secrets are uncovered - but it is not until the tumultuous upheaval of the Great War breaks over Europe, that the terrible truth is finally revealed.

Originally published in 1919, this vintage crime novel is sure to delight all fans of classic crime fiction.