Young Tom is sheltering for the night in a disused windmill overlooking the sea when he witnesses a brutal murder which he is powerless to prevent. A series of extraordinary and baffling things follow, all springing from a dark and tragic crime committed forty years before.
A mysterious seaman seeking for treasure; an ex-convict; a village policeman; they are all mixed up in the plot. And Parkapple of the C.I.D., a man of fame and skill, handles the case.
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Young Tom is sheltering for the night in a disused windmill overlooking the sea when he witnesses a brutal murder which he is powerless to prevent. A series of extraordinary and baffling things follow, all springing from a dark and tragic crime committed forty years before.
A mysterious seaman seeking for treasure; an ex-convict; a village policeman; they are all mixed up in the plot. And Parkapple of the C.I.D., a man of fame and skill, handles the case.
A story of sensations and thrills, this is a mystery full of turns. When young Tom meets an elderly gentleman who is looking for a mill somewhere in the countryside, Tom spends the night on the top floor of the mill. The man is found dead the next morning. This is just the beginning for Tom, who is in the middle of this mystery.
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