Lord Trent of Stanways has high hopes that his son, Ken will secure a rich wedding match when he agrees to entertain Elaine Corbyn, a wealthy American heiress, as his guest. Reluctantly agreeing to the match, Ken begins to suspect there are darker forces at work when a routine journey to collect his prospective bride form her London terminus ends in a car chase and attempted murder - an attempt that Elaine is desperate to keep secret at all costs. What is Elaine hiding? And how does it connect with the body of the footman, found in the Black Spinney on the edge of Lord Trent's estate?
Originally published in 1931 this is a fast-paced, vintage thriller from the golden age of crime fiction.