The Creeping Jenny Mystery: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery: 7 (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries)

So great was the force of the blow it would have been impossible for the victim to have lived more than a few seconds.The stately homes of England are under threat from the seemingly untouchable jewel-thief Creeping Jenny. After the latest burglary Inspector Baddeley suspects the country-house home of Henry Mordaunt might be the next target.Mordaunt is hosting a party to celebrate the engagement of his daughter when her fiancé intends to hand over a priceless gem as a gift. But murder unexpectedly strikes and Mordaunt relies on Baddeley to unmask the culprit. Can he cope without the help of super-sleuth Anthony Bathurst and his redoubtable sidekick Peter Daventry?The Creeping Jenny Mystery was originally published in 1929. This new edition includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Steve Barge.