The annual charity fete at Backwater Hall in Mortshire is disrupted by themysterious death of Lord Wherewithal and the theft of the Lisping Elbow.Confusion and ... » 

The annual charity fete at Backwater Hall in Mortshire is disrupted by themysterious death of Lord Wherewithal and the theft of the Lisping Elbow.Confusion and misgivings abound. And alas the Earl of Thumps stuffed thisbyis found disemboweled by the edge of the lake. Dr. Belgravius and his nephewLuke Touchpaper attempt to tie the loose ends together and wonder why MissUnderfold was seen wearing a hat decorated with black lilies. And why wasVictoria Scone dancing the tango with Horace Gollop in The Soiled Dove?Edward Gorey creates an intriguing and sharply mordant world and leaves us hisown mysterywhat has happened to the missing Night Bandage volume two of theMortshire secrets? «