The Grell Mystery

The corpse in the study is not Robert Grell. That's the first twist in a case that will confound Scotland Yard and delight fans of classic locked-room mysteries. Grell, the wealthy American explorer about to claim London's most coveted bride, has vanished, leaving behind a body so perfectly impersonated that even his closest friends cannot tell the difference. On a rain-soaked London night, Grell departs his club for a secret appointment and never returns to his study alive. When Superintendent Foyle arrives, he finds a murdered man who looks exactly like the missing millionaire, but the real Grell has vanished into thin air. With a missing valet, a web of deceptive relationships, and a bride whose future hangs in the balance, Foyle must untangle what really happened before the killer vanishes too. Frank Froest delivers a meticulously plotted Edwardian puzzle where nothing is as it appears, and the truth hides behind a mask as convincing as the face of the man in the study.