In a remote village on the Thames marshes, Archie, a poor young painter, wants to marry Lucy. Lucy's stepfather, Professor Braddock, a collector of mummies, sets one condition: Archie must pay for a rare mummy, that of an Inca king wrapped in green bandages. The professor's assistant goes to fetch it from Malta. But when the crate is opened, the mummy has vanished, and in its place lies the assistant's body, strangled.
A misty detective puzzle, with a love story thrown in, by the author of “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab”, one of the greatest successes in crime fiction.
Its absorbing plot makes it an enjoyable read in the language you are learning.
