Buchner

Apolicechiefhiresanoldfriend,whoisaninternationalspy,tohelphimsearchforawantedsuspectinthePhilippines.Whenthechiefdies,allevidencepointstowardsthespy,andhemustgotoextremestodefendhimself.

A police chief hires an old friend, who is an international spy, to help him search for a wanted suspect in the Philippines. When the chief dies, all evidence points towards the spy, and he must go to extremes to defend himself.

A cave in of a local canal tunnel under restoration reveals the skeletons of eight individuals. While most of the skeletons are from a cave in when the canal was under construction in the 19th century, one is obviously of a more recent vintage. Dental records identify him as Eric Edwards who was reported missing in 1965. Supt. Barnaby delves into the history of the canal to see...