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In early 1933, Rowland Sinclair and his companions are ensconced in the superlative luxury of The Hydro Majestic; trouble seems very distant indeed...until Harry Simpson vanishes. Croquet and pre-dinner cocktails are abandoned as Rowland begins the hunt. Stockmen, gangsters and a belligerent writer all gather to the fray, as the investigation becomes embroiled with a much darker conspiracy.

Lieutenant John Pearce is in London seeking protection for his friends, the Pelicans, from a reluctant Admiralty. Sitting in the tavern where they were first press ganged, Pearce considers his future. Lacking the evidence of perjury he once had to bring Captain Ralph Barclay to justice, his prospects are not promising. Ralph Barclay’s young wife, Emily, is refusing to live under the same roof as him and she has the means to get her own way: the evidence Pearce believes was lost at sea.

1 mariage, 1 menace, et 99 victimes potentielles... Chère Colombe, Bienheureux Jérôme, Permettez-moi de vous féliciter pour cet émouvant mariage. Ce fut un moment de grâce. Mais le temps des réjouissances est désormais terminé. Il est l’heure de régler vos montres et d’enclencher le compte à rebours. Vous vous pensez aptes à résoudre n’importe quelle énigme ? À compter de ce jour, vous allez devoir faire fonctionner vos cellules grises comme jamais, afin d’empêcher la mort de l’un des 99 convives à votre mariage si touchant... Seulement, je ne dévoilerai ni qui, ni quand, ni comment !