Can Private Investigator Hugo Flynn solve the peculiar case of one man and both of his deaths, or uncover the deadly meaning behind a series of numbers whispered by a doctor in his dying breath?

Does the English countryside lose its appeal for the Emerald Historical Society when their exciting search for a rare Egyptian jewel is marred by murder?

And why, after ten years, has Dr. Finch's return to the small town of Lucea, Jamaica, incited poisonings and unearthed past crimes? The locals blame Obeah--witchcraft--but Dr. Finch suspects something far worse.

Murder, theft, coded messages...

All these questions and more are answered in this collection of intriguing whodunits.