The Return of Bulldog Drummond

This is a thriller mystery novel that revolves around Hugh Drummond. Drummond decides to solve the mystery surrounding the terrified young man who seeks refuge at Merridale Hall. The trail leads to a gruesome murder, which is blamed on an escaped convict, but Drummond's suspicions are confirmed when he runs into the wicked Irma Peterson. Irma, the mistress of Drummond's former adversary Carlo Peterson, who is now dead, is determined to settle the score. She and her fellow conspirators have devised an ingenious scheme to defraud a wealthy financier. Will Drummond succeed in revealing their evil machinations?