The next installment of the "thrilling gothic mystery" ( TIME ) series, following the acclaimed bestseller T he House on Vesper Sands , arrives in full force as Inspector Cutter and Sergeant Bliss solve their strangest and most personal case yet. Something is troubling Inspector Henry Cutter. Sergeant Gideon Bliss is accustomed to his ill-tempered outbursts, but lately the inspector has grown silent and withdrawn. Then, the murders begin. The first...