Publisher's Synopsis
A detective mystery about a woman who is murdered in a London street in the middle of the night. She was thought to be a prostitute at first, but it is discovered that she is the secret mistress of a prominent man, a lord who had just left for an Island on his private ship. The strangest thing, however, is that she was poisoned, not shot or stabbed or strangled. The poison is a rare tropical substance known only to a few. This is a mystery to enjoy and savor.