A fleeting killer's green mustache. A corpse clutching a note with misplaced vowels. A telephone with the unmistakable ring of death. A hopeful heir's dreams of fortune done in when nature beats him to the punch. A playwright's unwatered-down honor that is thicker than blood.In each case, the murder baffles the local authorities. For his Lordship and the spirited salesman-sleuth Montague Egg, a corpse is an intriguing invitation to unravel the postmortem puzzles of fascinating falsehoods, mysterious motives and diabolical demises. Contains: In the teeth of evidence -- Absolutely elsewhere -- A shot at goal --Dirt cheap -- Bitter almonds -- False weight -- The professor's manuscript -- The milk-bottles -- Dilemma -- An arrow o'er the house --Scrawns -- Nebuchadnezzar -- The inspiration of Mr. budd -- Blood sacrifice -- Suspicion -- The leopard lady -- The Cyprian cat.