The Red Seal

A glittering police-court drama turns into a murder mystery the moment a seemingly routine burglary case exposes a dead man in disguise. Banker Benjamin Clymer, lawyer Philip Rochester, Dr. Amos Stone, Detective Ferguson, and the beautiful McIntyre twins are drawn into the shocking collapse of Jimmie Turnbull, a cashier whose wig slips away to reveal his true identity and a tangle of hidden loyalties, romantic rivalries, and possible deceit. What first looks like a simple house-breaking soon widens into a poisonous puzzle. Turnbull's death is tested against claims of angina, then confirmed as aconitine poisoning, while Helen McIntyre demands an autopsy and Barbara's grief suggests a deeper bond with the dead man. As Ferguson accuses Rochester of jealousy and murder, the missing lawyer becomes the chief suspect, but forged telegrams, an open safe, a vanished envelope, and whispered talk of a wager point toward a conspiracy that may involve the McIntyre family's securities. From courtroom shock to club-room intrigue, the case grows darker with every revelation. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.