Shadow on the House

"Now supposing I tell you, inspector, that I did not leave a lump of explosive matter of any kind on that table?" Raymond Nevile's dye works have put the town of Westingborough on the map. Thanks to the special qualities of the water in the Idleburn river, the Nevile dyes have attained an international reputation and are a source of pride to the local area. But for Nevile himself, things are not so rosy. For one thing, his marriage is on the rocks. More seriously, his secretary has been killed in an accident involving explosive material. But was it an accident? And how far was Nevile implicated in the woman's death? These are the questions that Inspector Head, of the Westinborough police, must answer. Originally published in 1934, this is a vinatge murder mystery from the golden age of crime fiction.