The Toff and the Stolen Tresses — John Creasey

THE SITUATION WAS MURDEROUS -- AND GETTING WORSE BY THE MINUTE

A series of ravaged homes, vanishing possessions and lovely long hair that was being brutally shorn…These were among the clues when the Toff (proper name: Richard Rollston) began to investigate the attack on his esteemed client, James Matthison Jones.

It was the beginning of a situation that would become more murderous by the minute.

Three lovely heads have been shorn long, silken hair has been cut off and the Toff is faced with one of the most ingenious gangs of criminals that he has ever encountered. Clue after clue blazes a twisting and unexpected trail. And the Honourable Richard Rollison is drawn into an exciting climax deep in the heart of the East End, as he attempts to find a solution to the problem of the stolen tresses . . .