Written by Roderic Jeffries. It soon became apparent that Linda hadn't just fallen through the banisters into the hall below - someone had killed her. Suspicion was bound to fall on two men, both friends of John Waring, the narrator. One of these was Mark, Linda's husband. This remarkable crime novel centres on the drastic and ingenious steps that the two main suspects, Mark and Stephen, take to sidetrack the law. There are scenes in the courtroom that are startling in their revelation of the uses that can be made of the law and its processes. It is only after the bizarre and exciting scenes in court have been concluded that the truth about Linda's death is revealed. Apart from the originality of the central story, this novel has many virtues: subtlety of characterisation, the impact of legal drama that is wholly convincing, and twits in the story that constantly raise the tension. Roderic Jeffries had written over 120 books which have been published in man languages throughout the world and have been adapted for radio, television and film. He is married and lives in Mallorca.