The most famous book by Freeman Wills Crofts is a classic of the “golden age” of the English detective! An unusual cargo arrives from Paris to the port of London: gold coins spill out of a barrel labeled “sculpture”, and in the depths a graceful female hand is visible, but not made of marble , but from flesh. The police immediately arrive at the port, but the barrel has disappeared... The case is being led by Inspector Burnley from Scotland Yard. To find out the identity of the mysterious victim and catch the killer, he will have to trace the entire intricate route of the barrel between Paris and London by sea and rail.