This book is based on a sensational criminal case that was heard in Sri Lanka in 1953/54, the plot surrounds a local cab driver by the name of Albert Perera who was brutally stabbed and shot to death by the accused. The Author Mr A C Alles (former judge of the supreme court of sri Lanka) has depicted the crime and law in this book down to the intricacies of evidence and methods used during the investigation. This book is surely to be of enormous help to the practitioner and student of the laws or even the discerning reader with the story like layout and the comprehensive and comprehensible detailing of the events and proceedings during the hearing. Last but not least i must thank the daughter of late Mr A.C. Alles, Mrs Pamela Cooray for lending me this book.