A drawing of two white mice. A riding whip. And a woman who cannot speak - but is trying, desperately, to tell someone something. A barrister with a gift for codes. A psychologist who doesn't believe in telepathy - until tonight. And forty miles of dark country road between them and an old house with two white doors. Some messages are written. Some are screamed in silence. E.C.R. Lorac - a puzzle, a race against time, and a mother's last, wordless act of courage.