When a practical joke involving eight alarm clocks turns into murder, Bundle Brent and Jimmy Thesiger take up the case. Investigating, the two come across the Seven Dials Club, a nightclub that is also the headquarters of a secret society.To track down the murderer, Bundle must first decide whose side the members of the society are on. Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard returns to Chimneys to help solve the case. "Suspenseful and witty... [Fox] serves all this up with considerable zest and aplomb."—AudioFile