Synopsis
Headland House was a picturesque place to spend a summer holiday. The house itself, though barely accessible, offered stunning views of the sea, so the Varians had been more than willing to rent the house for the summer and invite family to join them. But, when on a picnic, Betty Varian and her father return to the house for a forgotten camera where the father is murdered and daughter disappears. As the rest of the party are waiting on the only path to the house, in plain sight of the front door, the crime presents a seemingly unsolvable mystery. Was it a murder or a suicide? A kidnapping? And what has happened to the girl, Betty Varian? These are the baffling questions that confront the famed greatest detective in America, Pennington Wise, as he attempts to solve...
