In this dramatic entry in the Miss Tayke Investigates crime fiction series, the doyen among women sleuths receives the shock of a lifetime when two plainclothes police officers arrive on her doorstep and arrest her on suspicion of committing wilful murder…Their only evidence is a diamond wristwatch inscribed with her name and address, which was found at the scene of the crime. She is refused permission to make a telephone call and is whisked off by car to a police station in the Midlands. Next morning her friend RAF Warrant Officer Blood, followed in quick succession by Cedric, Bunty and Inspector Maltby of Easter CID arrive at the station to assist in her plight. Blood and Maltby team up to track down the main suspect. In the final analysis though Miss Tayke herself takes over the investigation but can she prove her innocence in the light of incriminating evidence against her? Using her uncanny skills an eminent private investigator she unmasks the real murderer.
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