Peter Ruff and the Double Four: A Master Thief Turned Private Eye Outwits Scotland Yard

He was known to the unsuspecting inhabitants of Streatham as the polite, unpretentious clerk, Spencer Fitzgerald. But when a police inspector comes knocking with a warrant, the mild-mannered mask slips, and an absolute legend is born.


In Peter Ruff and the Double Four, author Monica Downey invites you into the foggy, atmospheric streets of Edwardian London, where crime is a refined art and detection is a masterpiece. Peter Ruff is no ordinary private investigator. He is a man who understands the criminal underworld perfectly because he used to rule it. Armed with an unparalleled genius for disguise, a razor-sharp intellect, and his steadfast secretary, Miss Violet Brown, Ruff sets up shop to outmaneuver the brilliant—and sometimes dangerously bumbling—minds of Scotland Yard.


From saving desperate aristocrats from the gallows to intercepting stolen blueprints for a groundbreaking flying machine, no case is too dangerous for Ruff. But as he dances on the razor's edge between the law and the lawless, his ultimate rival, Inspector John Dory, waits for the perfect moment to strike.


Will the greatest criminal mind turned private eye finally meet his match? Immerse yourself in a gripping tapestry of high-stakes gambling, thrilling double-crosses, and breathless suspense. If you love classic whodunits and brilliant, morally gray sleuths, Peter Ruff is ready to take your case.