Having been acquitted of murdering his sister-in-law, Professor Matthew Weir still lives in the shadow of a crime he is adamant he didn't commit. A few years after this narrow escape from the hangman's noose, Weir's home in the Cotswold village of Steeple Cloudy is blighted by further tragedy when his wife is found deadthe victim of a deliberate poisoning. Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe of the Yard is determined not to let prejudice against Weir mar the objectivity of his investigation. But if Weir didn't murder his wife, who did? And what could have been their motive?
Originally published in 1939, this is a classic murder mystery from the golden age of detective fiction.