Sixteenth in the mystery series with Inspector Arnold and amateur detective Desmond Merrion.
> The small country town of Faston Bishop is rocked when a body is discovered in Crown Passage just off the High Street. The man is a casual labourer recently arrived in the area, but nobody has any idea why anyone should want to murder him. Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate and soon seeks the assistance of his fried Merrion. Arnold's attempts to pin the crime on a local couple of shopkeepers, is challenged by Merrion who believes it has its roots miles away in London's Docklands.