St. Peter's Finger

St. Martin’s Press New York

st. peter’s finger. Copyright © 1938 by Gladys Mitchell. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-St. Peter’s finger.

I. Title.

PR6025.I832S7 1987 823'.912 86-24782

isbn 0-312-00192-4

First published in Great Britain by Tom Stacey Reprints Ltd.

First U.S. Edition

10 987654321

to my brother

REGINALD JAMES MITCHELL

in memory of our childhood

“And how beguile you? Death has no repose

Warmer and deeper than that Orient sand

Which hides the beauty and bright faith of those

Who made the Golden Journey to Samarkhand.’

james elroy flecker