Some people, even today, think that Dr. Crippen was wrongly convicted and should never have been hanged for the murder of his wife, Belle Elmore. The incomplete remains found in the basement of 39 Hilldrop Crescent on Wednesday 13th July, 1910 were not enough for an absolute identification, although given that Crippen along with his lover, Ethel Le Neve, had apparently fled by boat to Canada, there seemed to be damning circumstantial evidence. As his ship entered Quebec they were both arrested by Walter Dew, an experienced Scotland Yarder who had been involved with the Jack the Ripper...

Val Andrews is the author of a series of pastiches that do great justice to Conan Doyle's great detective series. This volume is part of Linford's series of mystery and detective stories that includes works by both well-known and sometimes obscure authors.