[Gutenberg 48882] • The Mystery of the Ravenspurs / A Romance and Detective Story of Thibet and England

"For five hundred years there has not been a Ravenspur who has not acquitted himself like a man." That could be the family motto. The Ravenspurs are quiet, dignified family, as rich and respectable as they come. As of late, though, they have been dropping like flies, victims of mysterious crimes in their ancestral home. Who is behind these tragedies? The last of the family must find out before the whole line is snuffed out.

That is the setup of White's romantic tale of adventure, mystery and amateur detective work, with scenes laid in England, India and the distant (and at the time) comparatively unknown Tibet. "The Mystery of the Ravenspurs" is a masterpiece of an old-fashioned oriental mystery.