An inquiry agent is asked to expose a spiritualist as a fraud only to uncover a murder.

Well-known inquiry agent, Mr. Knighton Gaunt, is hired by Lord Crowley to attend a séance and reveal the spiritualist as a fraud. The task seems simple enough until he arrives at Rosecrest. The séance has barely begun when the sole source of light, a thin taper, goes out, and the séance dissolves into fear and turmoil. Before Gaunt can bring order to the room, Lord Crowley suddenly dies. The lingering scent of bitter almonds indicates Crowley’s brandy may have been poisoned, and Gaunt can only conclude that one of the attendees must also be a murderer.

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