On a foggy night in southern England, Nicholas Brent volunteers to drive the lovely Dilys Maine home from the annual ball. Dilys needs to get home before her father learns that she's sneaked out of the house—but these hopes are dashed when Nicholas suddenly swerves to avoid a corpse lying in the middle of the road. When Nicholas himself is subsequently attacked by an unseen figure, it begins to look as though the stranger's death may have been something more than an accident. Ingratiating himself with the locals, policeman Waring sets about investigating the case and its potential connection to the disappearance of a young woman the year before. Lost for more than sixty years and published for the first time, Lorac's last novel is a thrilling delight!