The Sexton Blake Library S1 #198

The Idol's Eye; or, The Case of the Parsee's Daughter This issue collects multiple detective stories from the Sexton Blake Library. The featured title, "The Idol's Eye," follows Blake's investigation into the murder of an Indian visitor found stabbed in Lady Hartley's home. Though circumstantial evidence incriminates the widow—the murder weapon is her paper-knife, she received blackmailing letters from the victim—Blake deduces her innocence. His investigation leads to India, where he apprehends the true murderer, Gunga Dass, a servant who killed his master Bhur Singh over a sacred Hindu artifact. During trial, Blake produces Dass's signed confession obtained in Madras, exonerating Lady Hartley. The catalog also advertises four companion stories: "Ambergris," "The Secret of the Red Mountain," "Through Fire and Water," and "The Green Turban."