“Small hostilities were growing; vague jealousies were gaining strength; and far off wasn't there a nebulous hint of approaching tragedy in the air?” Welworth Garden City in the 1940s is a forward-thinking town where free spirits find a home - vegetarians socialists and an array of exotic religious groups. Chief among these are the Children of Osiris led by the eccentric High Prophet Eustace K. Mildmann. The cult is a seething hotbed of petty resentment jealousy and dark secrets - which eventually lead to murder. The stage is set for one of Inspector Meredith's most bizarre and exacting cases. This witty crime novel by a writer on top form is a neglected classic of British crime fiction.