An artiste is found murdered under peculiarly revolting circumstances, and before the mystery is eventually solved, several additional tragedies and macabre incidents occur in rapid succession. Almost the entire company at the theatre—Crazy gang, trapeze artists, illusionist, dance band performers, crooners, etc.—are drawn into the net of suspicion and intrigue, the complicated tangle being finally straightened out by Septimus Dodds and “Sandy” Stacey.
First published: 1937
