The Secret of Chimneys

Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand to deliver a manuscript on behalf of a friend would drop him right in the middle of an international conspiracy. Why were Count Stylptich's memoirs so important? And what was 'King Victor' really after? Murder, blackmail, stolen letters and a fabulous missing jewel, all threads lead to Chimneys, one of England's historic country house estates, and a startling denouement.

Year: 1925
Detective: Battle
Location: England

Cast of characters

Inspector Battle. Also: Boris Anchoukoff, Chief Inspector Badgworthy, The Brents: Daisy, Dulcie and Lady Eileen (Bundle), Anthony Cade, Dr. Cartwright, Lord Caterham, Dutch Pedro, Bill Eversleigh, Hiram Fish, Herman Isaacstein, Constable Johnson, Monsieur Lemoine, Baron Lolopretjzyl, Honourable George Lomax, Guiseppe Manelli, Jimmy Mcgrath, Colonel Melrose, Angele Mory, Prince Michael Obolovitch, Virginia Revel, Count Stylptitch, Tredwell, King Victor, Professor Wynwood

Publishing history

Publishing: The novel was published in 1925 by Bodley Head in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. The novel has not been adapted for stage or screen.

Notes and reviews

The novel marks the first appearance of Inspector Battle, who would appear in four later novels.

Murder methods:

Two Gunshots.

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