Peter Gawthorne

An amateur sleuth is on the case of a London serial killer leaving behind at his gruesome murder scenes a calling card identifying him as The Marquis.

A publicity agent’s plans for a charity concert are nearly wrecked by a lawyer with designs on a restaurant. Local cooperation saves the situation.

The mirthful misadventures of a police sergeant and his constables, who stage a phony crime-wave to save their jobs and get caught up in a real one.

A numerologist tells the tale of a racing driver, whose mysterious death may have been related to an ancient family curse involving the number nine.