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In this gripping mystery, Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn investigates the suspicious death of Maurice Questing, who met a gruesome end in a pool of boiling mud. Amidst his search for German agents during wartime, Alleyn must uncover the motives of numerous potential suspects, including disgruntled English exiles, resentful New Zealanders, and insulted Maoris, while questioning whether Questing himself might have been entwined in the world of espionage.