The Secret of Chimneys

He was only supposed to deliver a packet. England had other plans. A manuscript that should not be published. A country house used for diplomacy. A jewel with a habit of vanishing. A Balkan throne that still thinks it has friends in the shires. Anthony Cade came from Africa with a joke and a suitcase. Superintendent Battle arrives later, says little, and sees more than the houseguests want. This is Christie before the brand calcified: a romp with a corpse in it. Do not trust the weekend.