The Body in the Basket

Inspector Schmidt, and his amanuensis, Bagby, off their beat but still on the job in Spain where Bagby witnesses the theft of an oyster knife in a restaurant by Sally White of Georgia and later assists in the getaway of a shoe shine boy. A crazy case, this leads into trouble when the body of a Guardia Civil is delivered to Bagby to his hotel- in a clothes hamper- and ties together as a confidence racket is aired... A safe combination, these two, but not too difficult to break. [from Kirkus Reviews]