Mr Reeder is determined to find out what is behind the attempts to kill a reformed safe cracker. His discoveries lead him to suspect that a villain’s word is not his bond, and may not always be trusted
A young debutante is whisked away as her arrival is about to be announced at ‘The Palace’. Mr Reeder is assigned this as his latest case, and is disturbed to find that there may well be a connection to a white slave trade.
Music hall star Hetty Malone has been murdered, leaving several Peers of the Realm as prime suspects. Sir Jason asks Mr Reeder to attempt to prove all the men innocent of any involvement with the popular star.
A bomb arrives in Mr Reeder’s office, a car almost runs him down, and his head is almost knocked clean off by a chunk of falling masonry from above while walking home. Not one to be easily intimidated, Reeder is determined to find out the motivation for the attacks.
Clara White, a silent movie star, has been murdered. The authorities think they have the man responsible, but Sir James is not convinced, and so mobilises Mr Reeder to investigate. Interrogating the defendant in his cell, Reeder reckons Sir James may have a point.
Mr Reeder is called in to investigate when a bank manager draws out a huge cash sum from his own branch, converts it into foreign currency, and then vanishes without trace. Was his motivation as simple as it looks?