| Nine long chimes peal from an ancient church belfry, sounding the death of a stranger, his corpse handless and disfigured. The bells also signal the rector's plea for help to the famous Lord Peter Wimsey. Against the quiet backdrop of a parish in the odd, flat fens of East Anglia, Lord Peter must puzzle out the clues to solving this murder in one of his most brilliant and complicated cases ever. This is not the first crime to shadow this village. The Wilbraham Emeralds were stolen 15 years ago, missing to this very day. As the mystery unfolds, Lord Peter uncovers an unexpected connection between the long-ago theft and the present-day murder. |
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