Chris Burnett, successful, wealthy and married to the daughter of a multi-millionaire, receives severe brain injuries in a car accident. While convalescing, Burnett disappears for twenty-four hours, during which time a prostitute is brutally murdered and mutilated. Evidence found by a private inquiry agent, points to Burnett. His wife, blackmailed by the inquiry agent, sets out to prove her husband's innocence. This swiftly moving story of murder and suspense culminates in an unexpected and dramatic climax that is the hallmark of a fames Hadley Chase novel.

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