In the plush Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, law officers from many countries are assembled to discuss the control of drug smuggling. Among them is the intrepid Inspector Henry Tibbett, who is representing Britain and is using the occasion to combine business and a holiday with his wife, Emmy. It is a wonderful opportunity.

That is, until Tibbett finds himself unable to account for his whereabouts when an important official is found slumped across his desk, as cold and stiff as the dagger protruding from his back.

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PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR TIBBETT MYSTERIES

'One of the deftest practitioners of the British procedural detective novel' New York Times

'A queen of crime... her name can be mentioned in the same breath as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh' Daily Herald

'Gripping... very neatly worked out' Evening Standard

'Intricate plots, ingenious murders, and skillfully drawn, often hilarious, characters' Mystery Scene

'Really good detection' The Spectator

'Ingenious and elegant, with nary a trace of formula' Kirkus

'Patricia Moyes tells great tales in fascinating settings, and her Scotland Yard detective, Henry Tibbett, is perhaps the most believable of anyone detecting in this decade' Los Angeles Times

'For classic detection, [Moyes] is far and away best' Times Literary Supplement

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• Publication Date: June 18, 2026
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