Invitation to Adventure

British detective Patrick Dawlish discovers how cutthroat the real estate business can get in a classic mystery from the Edgar Award-winning author.

Intelligence officer Patrick Dawlish should know better than to think looking for a country house with his wife, Felicity, won't get him into trouble. This time, the trouble comes in the form of a note from a disabled World War II veteran desperate for his help.

In the same place where Dawlish is house-hunting, the former glider-troop lieutenant ...