Rolling Stone — Patricia Wentworth

Spike Reilly, member of a gang of picture thieves that has added murder to its nefarious activities, dies suddenly in a hotel room---and Peter Talbot, unofficial operative of the Foreign Office, decides to take his place. Establishing contact with other members of the gang, Peter is immediately whisked into the role of receiver of stolen goods when the Cresswell mansion is robbed. The girl Peter loves, Terry Clive, is also involved in the tangled web of evil---and that is one of the reasons Peter dares to challenge the undercover leader of the thieves. Face to face with his adversary, Peter is in for a surprise that knocks the props out from under him! A surprise which you will share when you read this superb Patricia Wentworth novel