The girl from Scotland Yard
On a cheerless February evening Lady Raytham stands at her window over Berkeley Square waiting for a telegram from her husband in Constantinople and dreading something she cannot name. Her butler Druze knows more than a servant should, and the young woman who comes to tea, Leslie Maughan, is the only woman at Scotland Yard with the rank to take an interest. A dead man, a document, a telltale perfume and a young ex-convict named Peter Dawlish complete the case. Edgar Wallace published the novel in 1926, and Leslie Maughan is one of the few professional women detectives in his work, cool, well-dressed and considerably quicker than the men around her. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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About 4 h 09 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The girl from Scotland Yard?
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