Publisher's Synopsis
When the Bank of England is robbed of gold bullion, Richard Rayner and Henry Bustle are given the unenviable task of tracking down those responsible. However, when Bustle finds himself being accused of murder, matters become difficult and when a number of suspects are dispatched unmercifully, the mystery deepens and the senior detective, Rayner, is at his wits end.
The attempt to discover the truth behind the robbery and murders takes the Investigation down a perilous path, resulting in the Police Commissioner threatening the careers of Scotland Yard's finest, resulting in unorthodox methods being deployed. A thriller that contains the same gripping events shared by its predecessors in the Victorian Detective's Casebook series.
