Behind the Crimson BlindSir Henry Merrivale is on vacation in Tangier, but cannot resist the opportunity to meet the challenge of a world class criminal known as "Iron Chest", who always carried an ornate iron chest during his thefts. No one knows what Iron Chest really looks like, or how he manages to vanish without a trace after his thefts. After a red carpet welcome from the local constabulary, Sir Henry becomes friendly with two young English couples resident in Tangier

And darkness is following him

ne Nmirovsky shot to fame in France with the publication of her second novelDavid Golder

he places them in an explosive situation with possible drastic consequences

and face a fearful monster at Water-Step Hill

the townsfolk of Seneca Falls are entranced

Tolstoy and Conan Doyle

John le Carr has always written from the heart of modern times

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With only one companion

Flyte is brilliantly funny

an English woman married to a Greek

Detective Chief Superintendent Mitchell quickly links the theft to a failed wages snatch in south London