The Peacock of Jewels

A fog‑laden November night drapes London in a veil of mystery, and journalist Dick Latimer knows the city’s hidden alleys better than most. He arrives at the ramshackle Barkers Inn, a maze of crooked doors and creaking staircases, to find his longtime friend Alan Fuller already waiting by the fire. Their cramped, clutter‑filled rooms brim with old photographs, sporting trophies, and the comforting glow of a kettle on the hob, creating a homely refuge amid the city’s chill.

When Dick mentions a “Rotherhithe crime” that has landed on his desk, the casual banter turns into a promise of intrigue. Together they will wade through soot‑blackened streets, decipher clues whispered by the fog, and confront the shadowy figures that stalk the Thames’s banks. Listeners are invited to accompany the pair on a gritty, atmospheric investigation where every footstep could uncover a secret and every sip of whisky fuels the chase.