The Curse of Ill-gotten GainsThe Curse of Ill-gotten Gains

Richard Percival has bowed to familial pressure and agreed to attend a tonnish house party at Patchcote Grange, where the gathering's unabashed aim is to introduce eligible gentlemen to suitable young ladies. Two of Richard's elderly aunts have assured him that Miss Rosalind Hemmings will make him the perfect wife. When Richard hears an anguished scream for help and finds Rosalind standing over the very dead body of their universally well-regarded host, Sir Montague Underhill, he wastes no time in summoning Barnaby and Penelope Adair and Inspector Stokes as it becomes clear that the murderer is one of those presently residing in the house.