Sir Arthur Conan Doyle receives a letter from Dr. Bernard Gussmann, a psychiatrist who had treated Doyle's father years ago and has since died.  The letter contains some information about another meeting with Doyle that no other person would know.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had an obsession regarding the spiritual world. He was often ridiculed for this belief.  The letter is an offer Doyle finds hard to refuse.  It is a chance to enhance his beliefs by communing with the dead.  However, Dr. Gussman has a request of Doyle to complete first.  He must arrange for any one of three people designated in the letter to visit an imprisoned woman awaiting hanging for murder.  Each of these three people was at one time or another a patient of Dr. Gussman.

Is this letter sincere?  How could it be from the doctor who has been dead for some time?  Is someone playing a hoax on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Is someone trying to embarrass him again?

In seeking the truth, Sir Arthur asks Charles Baker, an American reporter with the Associated Press to help him find more information about the letter.  Charles Baker served in military intelligence during World War I. 

What do the two discover from their investigation?  Is Dr. Gussman dead or alive?

Dennis Burges has written a novel that will keep you engrossed from the very beginning.  The plot has many twists and turns and it is very suspenseful.  It is clear to see that Dennis has the talent and creativity needed for writing.  The book will keep you guessing right to the end.  We look forward to more books by Dennis Burges.   You should add this one to your reading list.

REVIEWED BY NANCY EATON

DO NOT REPRINT WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE REVIEWER, NANCY EATON