A temperamental tortise An ingenious trap to catch a killer Lovely Celia Kent, a journalist from London, had looked forward to a quiet vacation at Madame Oliver's gracious hotel on the French Riviera It was disappointing to arrive and find Madame no longer in charge and the hotel itself inhabited by a group of very strange guests Most disturbing of all was a stockbroker named Barre, whose strange entourage included a very temperamental tortoise The sudden disappearance of this odd pet on a deserted quay provided a perfect portent of sinister things to come - including violent and cold-blooded murder