Young Erik Farmer, set punishingly to work on the family farm after his mother's death, suffers terribly at the hands of his hated father. When a botched attempt at forgery forces him to leave his Midlands home for London, Farmer is determined to use his ill-gotten gains to acheive the life of ease he always wanted. But when a further setback leaves him with nothing, Farmer finds himself contemplating the most desperate of measures in pursuit of his dreams of avarice...

Originally published in 1936, Donald Henderson's first novel is a gripping and suspenseful story of an uncompromising multiple-murderer, and a must-read for all fans of classic British crime fiction.