The year is 1940, German planes are bombing London, the city is in a blackout - a good time for the killer of a rich old lady to literally disappear into the darkness...But who is this killer? Mysticism-obsessed nephew? A relative of the murdered woman who lived in the house as a companion? A housekeeper who doted on her hostess? Or her young tenant with an extremely mysterious biography? Arthur Crook begins an investigation... Everard Hope died in his own home under very suspicious circumstances. Now the relatives of the deceased are eager to get his inheritance, but Everard decided to make a cruel joke before his death: his entire substantial fortune will go to his distant cousin Dorothy Capper... on the condition that she remains alive for thirty days after the announcement of the will. From that moment on, attempts on the life of the unfortunate woman followed one after another. And Arthur Crook not only has to look for the killer, but also protect the innocent Dorothy from the angry cousins of Everard Hope... 1943 - Death in the Blackout (aka The Case of the Tea-Cosy's Aunt) - Murder on Brandon Street 1943 - The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball (aka 30 Days to Live) - Survive thirty days 11 and 12 books in the detective series about lawyer Arthur Crook.