Employed as live-in secretary to the antiquary and jewel collector Gideon Barnish, Janet Gregory is convinced she has found the perfect job. That is until the night she finds a dead body in the deserted kitchen of Barnish's house. Almost as concerned as Jan herself is the convalescent rugby player Philip Strode who inhabits the house opposite. Having researched the dark history of Barnish's dwelling, Strode is convinced that Jan is in deadly danger - a concern apparently shared by Barnish's butler. But who is the dead man? And what is the secret of the house of silence?

Originally published in 1935, this is a vintage murder mystery thriller from the golden age of British crime fiction.