Flowers for the judge

About “Flowers for the judge”

"The Body That Wasn't There" is a mystery novel by Margery Allingham. Tom Barnabas, a member of the famous book publishing family Barnabas and Company, disappears one morning while walking down a suburban street and never reaches a tobacconist. Twenty years later, his cousin Paul, also from the same company, is murdered in the basement of the firm's headquarters. Detective Campion believes the two disappearances are connected. He also believes the man accused of Paul's murder is innocent. To prove this, Campion must navigate a complex and dangerous mystery that leads him into thick London fog and a web of secrets.