The Green Eyes of Bâst

A London-based narrator becomes entangled in the inquiry following the violent death of a titled man, with suspicion falling on those close to him, notably a young woman and her fiancé. The investigation weaves together police work, witness statements and medical testimony while recurring images — a green-eyed feline motif and Egyptian cultic symbols connected to the goddess Bast — introduce dreamlike and occult overtones. As alibis are tested and hidden relationships surface, the detective pieces together human motives and eerie influences to expose how passion, secrecy and superstition combined to produce the fatal outcome.