Book 12 of Roderick Alleyn
Alleyn; Roderick (Fictitious character) Detective Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural Mystery Fiction New Zealand New Zealand fiction Police Procedural Suspense
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: Jun 15, 1998
Description:
SUMMARY: A spa-goer resorts to murder.Even down in New Zealand, war-fueled spy fever is running wild. Near the decaying sulphur springs of Colonel and Mrs. Claire, the strange lights and signals being sent to foreign ships at sea mean there's a spy in their midst. Soon an even darker sign appears-a health-seeker with untoward intentions meets his demise in the mud baths. And when meets his demise in the mud baths. And when a new arrival appears, one who possesses the cunning of a criminal and the insight of a psychologist, can Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn be far behind?