False Scent

v, 295 pp. Fletcher was a prolific author who later became a notable name in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Stevenege, an investigator from the Scotland Yard, is enjoying his well-earned holiday in the historic little town of Alanschester, when, while walking in the woods, he stumbles upon a dead body. The name of the victim is soon becomes known, as well as the fact that he had burglar tools hidden in his clothes. The same day the theft of unique coins is discovered. The coins were stolen from the town museum and nobody saw the thief...