by Edgar Wallace (Author)

Thomas Lyne, poseur, poet and owner of Lyne's Emporium insults one of his staff, Odette, causing her to resign. Lyne later summons the detective, Tarling, to investigate his staff... Tarling's investigation soon leads him to the felon Sam Stay and a dead body adorned by daffodils... A classic, fast-paced thriller from the master, Edgar Wallace.