Murder in Earl's Court

Peter Kerrigan is a man with expensive tastes. Currently, however, he is at something of a low ebb, with only twenty-two shillings and eightpence standing between him and destitution. A chance encounter at Hampstead appears to offer a way out via a scheme to blackmail the members of a dope ring not yet known to the police. But when the plan backfires in an unexpected way, Kerrigan decides to assist his friend Inspector Fleming in apprehending a dangerous criminal gang - and possibly make a killing into the bargain...

Originally published in 1931 this golden age mystery thriller is the first of two novels to feature A.G. Macdonell's lovable anti-hero, the adventurer Peter Kerrigan.