House of Stratus Stoneware Monkey

Dr James Oldfield gets caught in a police hunt. He stumbles upon a policeman, struck dead. Just who is Mr Kempster, who turns up at the scene? A story of ingenious theft involving diamonds and the remains of an artist's body. Oldfield then engages the help of Dr Thorndyke. They trace the work of the artist and a valuable stoneware monkey.