


Lee Mappin investigates the disappearance of a close friend, who went missing minutes before her wedding. An added poignancy, this was Mr. Footner's last book. It was published after his death, with a eulogy by his friend Christopher Morley.

Lee Mappin investigates the disappearance of a close friend, who went missing minutes before her wedding. An added poignancy, this was Mr. Footner's last book. It was published after his death, with a eulogy by his friend Christopher Morley.

Jermyn, Amos Lee Mappin's lean, leathery man-servant, entered his master's bedroom and coughed discreetly. Though it was nearly nine o'clock on Monday morning, Mr. Mappin, making a little rounded hill of the bedclothes, was still slumbering peacefully. There had been a late party...

Jermyn, Amos Lee Mappin's lean, leathery man-servant, entered his master's bedroom and coughed discreetly. Though it was nearly nine o'clock on Monday morning, Mr. Mappin, making a little rounded hill of the bedclothes, was still slumbering peacefully. There had been a late party...