When the manager of a small bank in the English village of Scarnham failed to appear
to open the bank on a Monday morning, it was assumed to be a matter of a missed train
. But when the bank’s owners reported missing securities and Lady Ellersdeane’s jewels
- worth a hundred thousand pounds - can’t be found, things take a more serious turn.
Has the manager, formerly a pillar of honesty, absconded with the missing items, or
has something more sinister occurred? When a body is found at the bottom of an abandoned
lead mine, the latter seems more likely. Wallington Neale, the bank’s assistant manager,
must discover whether it is a case of embezzlement or if the events the result of...
The Chestermarke Instinct!
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