Two men claim the same
name and estate. Each insists that he is Sir John Farnleigh, heir to a
rich baronetcy in Kent. Each man brands the other as an impostor. Each
tells a different but equally convincing story.
Only one person
is in a position to identify the real Sir John. That person is Kennet
Murray, Sir John's former tutor, who has the answer in the form of
fingerprints taken when Sir John was a boy.
Murray's knowledge,
needless to say, is dangerous. For it makes him a logical candidate for