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Sixteenth in the long-running mystery series with Dr Launcelot Priestley. > After some initial suspicion, the death of Ernest Venner’s wealthy uncle was attributed to natural causes - a simple infection. But Dr. Lancelot Priestley and his crime-solving companions find it intriguing, to say the least, that as soon as Venner collected his much-needed inheritance, he vanished into the wind. >Digging into the disappearance, though, will lead Priestley to some dangerous places, in this suspenseful Golden Age mystery featuring the scientifically minded sleuth....
First publish date: 1933
Authors: Cecil John Charles Street
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