Carnival of Death

At the height of Warton Hospital Carnival Ball, six hundred pairs of eyes gaze on enraptured as the Mayor presents the Carnival Queen with a beautiful silver paper-knife, before retiring backstage for a private supper. Shortly afterwards, a piercing scream alerts the crowd to a terrible tragedy. Amongst the first on the scene are nephew and uncle detective duo Charlie and Peter Ryan, who are greeted by a gruesome sight. For the Mayor lies dying from a gaping wound, the body of the Carnival Queen beside him, a beautiful silver paper-knife protruding from her breast...

Originally published in 1934, this vintage murder mystery from the golden age of crime fiction is another in the series featuring Charlie Ryan and Isabel "Boston Belle" Fraser.