What Dread Hand?

Set against the backdrop of a London theatre premiere, a gripping murder mystery unfolds when a weapon is discovered on a character during the performance of Martin Pitt's acclaimed play, The Lily Flower. Among the attendees are Julia Dallas, Lord Charles Kulligrew, the absent-minded professor Edward Milk, his sister Agatha, and the artist Benvenuto Brown, who takes it upon himself to investigate. His quest leads him from the stage to France, where he confronts the dark world of an assassin, intertwining art and crime in a thrilling narrative.