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Donald Edwards (Michael Gough)hires a professional killer from Germany called Kirsten (Hans Bersody) to kill his wife; the actress Helene Daniels (Erika Renberg) whom he believes is having an affair with a young barrister called Robert Vaughan - no, not The Man From UNCLE star) (John Justin). Helene is due to fly to the States to appear in a new film and is having a drinks party at their home as a send off. Donald arranges to be in London as an alibi while Kirsten shows up at the party as one of the guests. Helene is suspicious that her husband has sent him there to harm either Robert or herself - she is alarmed that Kirsten seems to know a lot about her. Robert dismisses her fears as nonsense, but agrees to telephone her as soon as he arrives home after the party and he does. However, Kirsten had hidden himself in the flat as the other guests departed and he pulls a gun on Helene as she hangs up the telephone. Meanwhile, Donald makes his way home from town but arrives to find his home ransacked but no trace of his wife's body.

One of the better entries in the long running series of Edgar Wallace mystery thrillers. It sustains the suspense throughout under David Villiers' direction and you will be kept on the edge of your seat throughout wondering what has happened to Michael Gough's wife. Did Kirsten really do the deed? Did Erika Renberg know about Gough's plan all along and hire Hans Bersody herself to turn on him? Or were they in fact lovers and was she simply using John Justin? All of these questions will pass through your mind as the plot unravels and, unlike so many Edgar Wallaces, this is a genuine mystery and the final twist when it comes is good and not easily guessable.