Ten trails to Tyburn

When well known local vagrant 'Peter the Hermit' dies of seemingly natural causes, the police uncover an old Bulgarian newspaper and a beautiful bejeweled comb worth substantial money in his ramshackle hut in the woods. Before long, bookseller Theodore Terhune receives a series of five anaonymous short stories, each subtitled 'Ten Trails to Tyburn' that clearly aim to help Terhune (and the police) solve the mystery behind Peter's death.