Secret of Chimneys

Superintendent Battle is often given the most dangerous political cases, though his powerful physique and impassive expression often lead people to underestimate his sleuthing instincts. In The Secret of Chimneys, he is called in to investigate a murder at the Chimneys estate and discovers a confusing tangle involving the memoirs of Count Stylptitch, letters used for blackmail, a dead prince, and young lovers.