The Tipster — Gerald Verner

A mysterious man calling himself 'the Tipster' telephones the DAILY CLARION newspaper and announces his intention to commit five murders, beginning with Lord Latimer, Senior Steward of the Jockey Club. John Tully, News Editor of the DAILY CLARION, believes the call to be a hoax by a madman - until Lord Latimer is shot dead while walking in the grounds of his house at Newbury. Superintendent Budd of Scotland Yard is called to investigate; but his powers are put to the test as several more people are brutally murdered...