Este abogado, nacido en Brasil y residente en Estados Unidos, se consolidó en la década de 1920 como autor de novelas y obras de teatro de detectives. Su obra se caracteriza por tramas apasionantes y presenta al detective aficionado Graydon McKelvie en su novela debut. Descubierto por un innovador editor neoyorquino, sus novelas fueron bien recibidas y sus obras de teatro se representaron en varios estados. Las narrativas del autor son conocidas por su intrincada construcción y su capacidad para sumergir al lector en el mundo del crimen y su resolución.
Jonas Fielding is brutally murdered in the vault of his house surrounded by his collection of Egyptian artefacts. Pinned to the corpse is a vengeful hate filled message but who would want to kill the eccentric recluse? and how did they get into his fortress like house in Gramercy Park? The young amateur detective Graydon McKelvie is called on to investigate this intriguing case.
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