<p><em>&ldquo;I know what we&rsquo;ll do. We&rsquo;ll play Devil-in-the dark.&rdquo;</em></p>

<p>When Sarah Trent was engaged as governess to seventeen-year-old Lucilla Hildred, she didn&rsquo;t bargain for a series of sinister occurrences&mdash;scary noises, the nocturnal rattle of claws against glass, a sabotaged bicycle. Then there is a neighbouring burglary, leaving a set of muddy footprints&mdash;but whose?</p>

<p>Sarah comes to suspect that someone is trying to kill the orphaned Lucilla, sole heir to a fortune. Is it visiting American John Brown, or could Lucilla be playing a deceptive game of her own? Someone is poised, waiting like a snake to strike, and Lucilla may not be the only prey&hellip;</p>

<p><em>Touch and Go</em> was originally published in 1934 (original UK title: <em>Devil in the Dark</em>). This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.</p>

<p>&ldquo;When I pick up a book by Patricia Wentworth I think, now to enjoy myself&mdash;and I always do.&rdquo; Mary Dell, <em>Daily Mirror</em></p>