The crooked cross

"The Crooked Cross" by Charles J. Dutton is an early 20th-century mystery where the murder of Professor Henry Warren kicks everything off, pulling his friends into a complicated case. The story follows Pelt, drawn from a summer vacation into helping his friend Carter investigate Warren’s death in a lakeside town. Inspector Ranville from Scotland Yard looms large, an indication this is a case that carries international weight. The discovery of Warren’s body, marked with a strange symbol, sets off a hunt for clues among a cast of suspects, including a mysterious person from China and the strange actions of Warren’s own secretary, as everyone works through an engaging investigation.