One of Dorothy L Sayers's best, the iconic depiction of a South Coast seaside resort in the 1930s, the execution and even the timing of the murder remain in doubt until the final chapter and even at the conclusion the intriguing possibility remains that the murder victim may have been a minor member of the Russian royal family. Some choice characters are met along the way, such as the dancing gigolo, Monsieur Antoine, and the rural ancient, Gaffer Gander.
