A series of ugly killings has left the Hampstead police force completely stymied and shattered the confidence of the case's lead investigator. When all modern detecting techniques have failed them, they reach back to the past and invoke the skills of one of the great Gentleman Sleuths. Nutty? No doubt. But Lord Peter Wimsey always got his man.

Guy Fraser-Sampson is the author of three "Mapp and Lucia" books, which have been featured on BBC Radio and optioned by BBC TV. In his spare time he is an internationally known expert in financial management, with experience in the US, the UK, and the Middle East. He has written several bestselling books on investment strategy, lectures frequently on finance and economics, and is a professor and Senior Fellow at the Cass Business School in London.