<p>Who killed Mr. Jessop? Who stole the Fellows necklace? Who attacked Hilda May? The web of suspicion encompasses a dealer in &lsquo;hot goods&rsquo;, respected jewellers, a millionaire, an ex-pugilist, a playboy, members of the nobility, a hard-boiled moll and a girl who could not forget her past.</p>

<p>All the clues are there, as the indefatigible Bobby Owen works his way through a real peasouper of a London mystery and pierces the fog &ndash; displaying not only magnificent analytical powers but and admirable courage in the face of danger.</p>

<p><em>Mystery of Mr. Jessop</em> is the eighth of E.R. Punshon&rsquo;s acclaimed Bobby Owen mysteries, first published in 1937 and part of a series which eventually spanned thirty-five novels.</p>

<p>&ldquo;What is distinction? The few who achieve it step &ndash; plot or no plot &ndash; unquestioned into the first rank&hellip; in the works of Mr. E.R. Punshon we salute it every time.&rdquo; <em>Dorothy L. Sayers</em></p>