A sinister figure stalks the groves of Cremorne Gardens the last pleasureground on the banks of the Thames. His weapon sharp pair of scissors. His victims young... » 

A sinister figure stalks the groves of Cremorne Gardens the last pleasureground on the banks of the Thames. His weapon sharp pair of scissors. His victims young women in the first bloom of youth. His crime merely to remove a lock of their hair. Inspector Decimus Webb of Scotland Yard suspects a harmless lunatic is at large. But when morbid obsession turns to murder even Webbs loyal sergeant begins to doubt his judgement. As the press and his superiors clamour for answers Webbs investigations lead him to Rose Perfitt aspiring debutante and daughter of a respectable stockbroker. Will she fall prey to The Cutter or does a worse fate beckon? One thing is certain only Decimus Webb can save her. A sinister figure stalks the groves of Cremorne Gardens the last pleasureground on the banks of the Thames. His weapon sharp pair of scissors. His victims young women in the first bloom of youth. His crime merely to remove a lock of their hair. Inspector Decimus Webb of Scotland Yard suspects a harmless lunatic is at large. But when morbid obsession turns to murder even Webbs loyal sergeant begins to doubt his judgement. As the press and his superiors clamour for answers Webbs investigations lead him to Rose Perfitt aspiring debutante and daughter of a respectable stockbroker. Will she fall prey to The Cutter or does a worse fate beckon? One thing is certain only Decimus Webb can save her. «