Bats in the Belfry: A London Mystery

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

The intricacies of the characters’ relationships and the trove of secrets Scotland Yard Inspector Macdonald uncovers make for riveting reading. -Booklist

Bruce Attleton dazzled London’s literary scene with his first two novels-but his early promise did not bear fruit. His wife Sybilla is a glittering actress, unforgiving of Bruce’s failure, and the couple lead separate lives in their house at Regent’s Park.

When Bruce is called away on a sudden trip to Paris, he vanishes completely-until his suitcase and passport are found in a sinister artist’s studio, the Belfry, in a crumbling house in Notting Hill. Inspector Macdonald must uncover Bruce’s secrets, and find out the identity of his mysterious blackmailer.

This intricate mystery from a classic writer is set in a superbly evoked London of the 1930s.