Bank robber Conner has stolen over two million pounds when he is finally arrested. Even then, he refuses to reveal anything about his identity or the whereabouts of the stolen fortune, taking his secrets to the grave when he is hanged for his crimes... Six months later, Janet Lacey's country cottage is robbed and a shabby pedlar found dead in the garden. The only clue is a marked verse in a book of poems. Can detective Montague Smith unravel this confusing chain of events and solve the mystery of Conner?
