When a young woman's body is found at the foot of a seaside cliff, the local police are quick to call it suicide. But Roger Sheringham, the sharp-witted journalist and amateur detective, isn't so sure. Armed with his razor intellect and relentless curiosity, Sheringham heads to the quiet coastal village of Ludmouth to investigate-and soon uncovers a tangle of jealousy, deceit, and hidden motives among the charming seaside locals.As he delves deeper, every clue seems to twist the story further from the obvious. Was the woman's death really an accident-or a cold-blooded murder disguised as despair? With a journalist's instinct for truth and a detective's flair for deduction, Sheringham must navigate a labyrinth of secrets before the killer strikes again.Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery is a brilliant example of Golden Age detective fiction-a classic British whodunit filled with clever misdirection, psychological insight, and biting wit. Fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and the British Library Crime Classics will delight in Anthony Berkeley's intricate plotting and subtle humor.