Framed in Guilt — John Russell Fearn

William Barridge, meek and mild solicitor's clerk, is found lying on the floor of his employer's locked office with a knife in his back. But how could a man so innocuous have had any enemies...? When Superintendent Henshaw investigates, however, it becomes evident that Barridge had mysterious dealings with his brother in Australia - and an association with an attractive potential divorcee. Added to the list of suspects is Henry Minton, Barridge's employer - the only person with a key to the locked office...