num_pages: 216
description: A high society house party in the country sets the stage for blackmail sabotage illicit passion and murder in this witty classic British mystery with a touch of political intrigue The last thing London debutante Gay Hardwicke wants is to become involved in another one of her cousins messy jams. But Lady Sylvia Colesborough is in over her head this time: She claims shes being blackmailed by the mysterious Mr. Zero. If she doesnt steal important government papers from the safe of her politically connected husband the distinguished Sir Francis her gambling debts will be exposed. Gays reluctant attempts to help Sylvia backfire when a murder raises the stakesand Gays boyfriend Algy Somers becomes the prime suspect. Enlisting the aid of her society friends Gay races to clear Algys name and catch a cagey killer before her own days are numbered.
language: English
title: Mr. Zero
publisher: Warner Books