While sailing to America on board the RMS Illyria, Dr Gideon Fell meets some exceptional passengers, among them the celebrated actress, Margery Vane, who sees a ghost and narrowly misses a .45 bullet.
Why is this desirable woman surrounded by fear and hate? The question remains unanswered until Dr Fell and his shipboard companions are summoned to attend a rehearsal at the Margery Vane Theater in Connecticut. Once there, ancient weapons, in furious tempo, provide the stratagems of modern murder.
This is a late career book, (published in 1966), by the master of the "locked room" murder and the explanation is a bit of a stretch compared with his earlier works, but he is the best at this type of story and his plots are clever.
What sets Carr apart from others is the detail and the stories are well written. This is not his best but it'sa solid read.
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