The Man in the Brown Suit Completed

Orphaned and utterly bored by provincial life, spirited young Anne Beddingfeld yearns for romance and thrilling adventure. Her wish comes true with terrifying suddenness on the platform of a London tube station, where she witnesses a man plunge to his death onto the electrified rails. When a mysterious figure in a brown suit examines the corpse, drops a cryptic cipher, and slips away into the crowd, Anne senses foul play. Driven by relentless curiosity, she deciphers the clue and books passage on an ocean liner bound for South Africa. Aboard the ship, Anne plunges into a glamorous yet perilous web of stolen diamonds, international intrigue, and ruthless conspirators taking orders from a shadowy criminal mastermind known only as the Colonel. High-spirited, witty, and packed with danger, this globe-trotting mystery delivers delightful suspense as an amateur sleuth races to unmask a deadly killer.