Roast Eggs Author:Douglas Clark James Connal had been charged with murdering his wife by setting fire to their home. The trial was reaching its end, but the defense was strong and an acquittal seemed almost inevitable. Chief Superintendent Masters and Detective Chief Inspector Green of Scotland Yard are called in, and with no more than the trial record to go on, they arrive at... more » a startling new hypothesis that brings the trial to a sensational conclusion.« less
The police are sure James Connal set fire to his house knowing his wife was inside but the trial seems headed toward acquittal. It is up to detectives Masters and Green to figure out what REALLY happened and do it in time.