Clarissa Pell is on her first visit to England when a cycling accident forces her to take refuge at a sinister old inn. After a fellow guest is murdered she is taken under the wing of a local family, who invite her to stay at Arkwood, their magnificent stately home. But Clarissa's brush with intrigue and romance is not over yet - for it soon becomes apparent that the murderer is a resident at Arkwood itself. Fortunately for Clarissa, however, she is not the only guest - for Mr H.B. Treadgold, noted tailor and talented amateur sleuth, is also in residence...

Originally published in 1946, this is a classic British murder mystery from the golden age of crime fiction.