The Case of the Platinum Blonde: A Ludovic Travers Mystery: 28 (The Ludovic Travers Mysteries)

Its about a murder. . . . Here. Five Oaks they call it. . . . A man hes murdered. . . . Oh no it isnt a joke. I wish it was. . . . I said I wished it was. . . . Youll send someone at once?Ludovic Travers still in the army is obliged to combine his military duties with being an invaluable private sleuth on behalf of Scotland Yard. Now Inspector Wharton has asked Ludo to track down a man in a village rife with blackmail and skulduggery. A problem soon arises however--murder and that of the very man Travers was sent to find. Travers eventually faces a moral quandary about what to conceal and what to reveal about his discoveries--which could lead to someones execution.This classic English village murder mystery involves a large number of suspects and a breathtaking series of twists some if not all involving the Chief Constables wife--the novels platinum blonde.The Case of the Platinum Blonde was originally published in 1944. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.Readers who have asked Why? impatiently at the beginning of this book will be twice shy. Times Literary Supplement