Shadow on the Wall A Mr. Fortune Novel
“Shadow on the Wall: A Mr. Fortune Novel” by H. C. Bailey is published by RUE MORGUE Press in April 2008. This edition spans 192 pages and is presented in English. The novel introduces Mr. Reginald Fortune, a special advisor to Scotland Yard, as he navigates his most challenging case, which begins with the suicide of Mrs. Poyntz and unfolds against the backdrop of a garden party at Buckingham Palace. The narrative is driven by a series of mysterious clues, including a fleeting shadow, a girl’s untimely death, and a peculiar perfume, all leading to a complex web of intrigue and danger.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a traditional mystery that intricately weaves together elements of deception and murder. As the plot develops, Mr. Fortune confronts a charming yet deadly adversary, revealing the darker side of social gatherings where innocence is shattered and lives are irrevocably altered. This novel delves into themes of courage and ingenuity as Mr. Fortune seeks to unravel the truth behind the deaths that haunt him, making for a compelling exploration of the human condition amidst a backdrop of crime and investigation.
Official synopsis Publisher
The first novel about Mr. Reginald Fortune, special advisor to Scotland Yard. It tells the story of his longest, most absorbing, most dangerous case – the affair that began with the suicide of a Mrs. Poyntz, and a memorable garden-party at Buckingham Palace; whose clues were a shadow flickering briefly on a wall, a girl who died from morphia tablets that were not morphia; a little man in Switzerland who made a perfume labelled Le Matin d’un Faune; a dead monkey. Two women, one man were dead also before the outlines of the case cleared, and Reggie Fortune could fling the whole force of his courage and ingenuity against a murderer who could be charming at garden parties, while careers were destroyed, the happiness of innocent people crushed, and cold-blooded murder removed the men and women who were in the way.
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