The Past Master (Denton 6)

Can Denton retrieve a stolen box before its contents ruin the reputation of a famous author?

When a Florentine box is stolen from Henry James’s house, he calls on Denton to retrieve it. This is a case that will need a fellow writer’s sensitive touch for among other things, the box contains three letters whose publication could ruin the author’s reputation.

As Denton tries to discover the mystery of the box’s contents and who might have stolen them, the trail leads him to Paris, to Italy, and to East European before he realises that the truth could be closer to home. Finding a clue in a recently published novel might hold the key to this mystery…