Charred Wood

Lazing in the tall grass, Mark Griffin sees a young woman appear beside an old tree and set off for a walk. The unmarried Mark watches when the woman meets a priest. Then he overhears two men who appear to be looking for this very woman. The puzzle she presents is too much for Mark to resist.

Chapter# / Title

• Publisher Information
• Quotation
• 1: The Lady of the Tree
• 2: Monsignore
• 3: Under Suspicion
• 4: Killimaga
• 5: With Empty Hands
• 6: Who is Ruth?
• 7: Bitter Bread
• 8: Father Murray of Sihasset
• 9: The Bishop's Confession
• 10: At The Mystery Tree
• 11: Thin Ice
• 12: His Excellency Suggests
• 13: The Abduction
• 14: The Inexplicable
• 15: I Am Not The Duchess!
• 16: His Excellency is Worried
• 17: The Open Door
• 18: Saunders Scores
• 19: Capitulation
• 20: The Duchess Abdicates
• 21: The Beckoning Hand
• 22: Ruth's Confession
• 23: Charred Wood