When Arthur Bryant is blown up in his office, his partner looks for clues to his untimely death. The hunt takes him back to the unit’s foundation, the worst day of the blitz, and a murder investigation in the Palace Theatre, where an outrageous production of Orpheus In The Underworld is being staged – and where the principle dancer has been found without her feet.
As they track their elusive quarry through the blackout, the argumentative duo unwittingly follow Orpheus to Hades…
‘Bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques’ – The Guardian
‘Daring, lyrical and hilarious’ – Time Out
‘A madcap mystery that’s completely crazy and great fun for it’ – LA Times