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The story follows Master Simon Innes and his brother Keith as they uncover a series of murders in their sleepy countryside village during a full-moon Easter weekend. After a tight‑rope walker is found dead at a traveling circus, the Innes brothers discover a chain of killings that involve a barmaid and a missing rival. Their investigations, aided by the enigmatic elderly Mrs. Bradley, reveal a web of crime and intrigue that threatens their own family. With the mystery deepening, the brothers must clear their brother Jack’s name while confronting the dark shadows that loom over the village and the ominous return of the full moon.
First publish date: 1945
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Gladys Mitchell
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