Description

Sir Roger Parkes is a man of some influence in the West Country When he loses touch with his youngest daughter he has a word with the Assistant Chief Constable of the local force Its not a police matter he is told but if Sir Roger wants to pursue it privately there is a lady who might be able to helptwo of them actually As far as Summer Lane is concerned she has enough problems without going into the investigations business with her next door neighbor Mrs Emily Willowss problems all seem to center around the fact that her neighbor is refusing to go into the investigations business with her They have reached it seems an impasse Until that is Emily notices that someone has left a message on her answering machine