The Room With Eight Windows : Severn House : 9781448311101 : 1448311101 : 04 Jul 2023 : Henry Johnstone has retired from the police, but when he suddenly disappears his old colleague and friend, Inspector Mickey Hitchens, investigates. December, 1930. Henry Johnstone has retired from his roleas detective chief inspector at London's Scotland Yard and is staying at thehome of the late Sir Eamon Barry on the south coast, cataloguing andinventorying his extensive library. Until he suddenly ? and inexplicably ?vanishes.   Mickey Hitchens, Henry's old partner-in-crime, now aninspector himself, investigates the house with his colleague, Sergeant Tibbs.The room Henry was staying in had eight unusual, curved windows, and the pairquickly uncover disturbing signs of a struggle, along with a blotter that hasthe name of a man who was murdered five years ago written on it. Is there alink between that case and Henry's disappearance? Can Mickey find his friendand bring him home safely, or is it