Patricia Wentworth
A high society house party in the country sets the stage for blackmail, sabotage, illicit passion, and murder in this witty, classic British mystery with a touch of political intrigue, ,The last thing London debutante Gay Hardwicke wants is to become involved in another one of her cousinâ€™s messy jams. But Lady Sylvia Colesborough is in over her head this time: She claims sheâ€™s being blackmailed by the mysterious Mr. Zero. If she doesnâ€™t steal important government papers from the safe of her politically connected husband, the distinguished Sir Francis, her gambling debts will be exposed. Gayâ€™s reluctant attempts to help Sylvia backfire when a murder raises the stakesâ€”and Gayâ€™s boyfriend, Algy Somers, becomes the prime suspect., ,Enlisting the aid of her society friends, Gay races to clear Algyâ€™s name and catch a cagey killer before her own days are numbered.
Mystery,Fiction,Mystery,Crime,European Literature,British Literature,Suspense
Mr. Zero