A series of daring robberies has taken place on a quiet street in the town of La Bandelette, followed by the brutal murder of Sir Maurice Lawes and his gendarme. The killer, who was seen by Sir Maurice, escaped in a car. The police, led by Chief Inspector Garon, and a private investigator, Dermot Kinross, are tasked with solving the case, which involves a complex web of motives and suspects, including a divorcée, a blackmailing mistress, and a burglar.
City After Midnight
A sense of unease descends on La Bandelette's quiet streets as a series of brazen thefts occurs, overshadowed by a gruesome murder that unfolds before Sir Maurice Lawes' eyes, as he witnesses a gendarme being brutally slain.
