The Daffodil Mystery

First published in 1920, this murder mystery by bestselling author Edgar Wallace centers on the killing of the rich heir and would-be poet Thornton Lyne, who could not stand being roundly rejected by a young woman working in his company and who plans to have his revenge on her. Quite naturally, this young woman by the name of Odette Rider is a major suspect in the case, and private detective Tarling, who, works with the police on that murder, falls in love with her and strongly senses that she is innocent...