Horace Manning, scientist, and recluse is found dead in his study at 4am, following a dinner in honour of his daughter Helen's engagement. A carving knife rests between his shoulder blades as the houseguests gather about to witness the awful crime. The telephone line has been sabotaged; a calculated murder has been committed. Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, along with a multitude of motives from a closed cast of suspects...
A British Library Crime Classic