Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal doings and undoings includes a vintage double identity and a horrid incident of feline assassination that will tease the minds of cat-lovers everywhere. Not to be missed are "The Incredible Elopement of Peter Wimsey" (with a lovely American woman-turned-zombie) and eight more puzzlers penned in inimitable style by the mistress of murder. Includes: The image in the mirror—The incredible elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey—The queen's square—The necklace of pearls—The poisoned dow '08 — Sleuths on the scent—Murder in the morning—One too many—Murder at Pentecost—Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz—The man who knew how—The fountain plays.