They Never Came Back: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery: 26 (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries)

I dont like any of it. Hes either being prevented from going home by force . . . or else hell never go home again.Lefty Donovan a boxer leaves home after receiving a mysterious offer that seems too good to be true-and is never seen again. His wife Flora approaches Anthony Bathurst to look for her husband but he fears the worst especially when he discovers another fighter who had vanished in identical circumstances weeks earlier.As time ticks down to a crucial bout a body is found suffering from terrible clawed lacerations with a mysterious footprint nearby. The work of a mythical beast? The truth is that Bathurst finds himself up against an enemy even more monstrous . . .They Never Came Back was first published in 1940. This new edition features an introduction by Steve Barge.