Kate Marsh, her husband Tony and their friends John and Jennie Barrin live a quiet life in the tiny village of White Owl Cove on the Devon coast. But when a visiting friend is murdered, Kate and Barrin begin to suspect that their new neighbours may not be all they seem. Aided by their Chinese friend Min Ling, and with the assistance of the police in the form of Inspector Smith, the four friends set out to trap the culprits. But when death prowls the cove, no one is safe...
Originally published in 1942, this is a classic British crime story from the golden age of detection!