When advertising executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the stairs at Pym's Publicity, Lord Peter Wimsey is asked to investigate. It seems that, before he died, Dean had begun a letter to Mr. Pym suggesting some very unethical dealings at the posh London ad agency. Wimsey goes undercover and discovers that Dean was part of the fast crowd at Pym's, a group taken to partying and doing drugs. Wimsey and his brother-in-law, Chief-Inspector Parker, rush to discover who is running London's cocaine trade and how Pym's fits into the picture -- all before Wimsey's cover is blown.
My rating: 5 stars
My review: One of the best Lord Peter mysteries.
Publication information:
- Published in 1933 by Victor Gollancz
- Black cloth with red lettering
- Dust Wrapper priced at 7/6
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