Written by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Copyright 1939
Collection of 12 of the "puzzles" presented by or to General Besserley. The tales are:The Duchess Gave a PartyBusiness for FatherGeneral Besserley Runs the GauntletThe Unprepossessing DanseuseThe Husband of O-Nan-SenThe Trifling Lapse of the Mayor of St. MaracFifty Thousand Francs and a Marriage Licence for Marie LouiseThe Sphinx WhisperedA Wet Day’s Tragedy for Andrew MasonThe Drama on the Sixth TeeThe Stranger at the BarTresillian Found a Cure