The Savage Gorge

Tweed and Paula of the SIS take over the brutal murder case of two women from the plodding Chief Inspector Reebeck. A vital clue leads them to a remote and beautiful county, an area controlled by the dangerous 'Pit Bull'. They meet Pit Bull's his volatile daughter, Margot; his intelligent daughter, Sable; his well-mannered son, Lance; and Mrs. Shipton, their grim housekeeper. An enigmatic private detective, Falkirk, and world traveller, Archie MacBlade, appear. Tweed explores the local village and meets the gossip Mrs. Grout. With Paula, he visits Gunners Gorge, bloodstained by Cromwell long ago. More murders suggest a larger scheme beyond a serial killer. HQ of ONTRANTO, a giant oil corporation owned by Neville Guile, is hidden in London. Tweed and Paula race to solve the mystery before time runs out.