It all started with the murder of a foreign ambassador in a deserted country mansion.

With tensions running high with foreign relations in Europe, Department Z takes charge to find the killers responsible for the murder and to stop them from bringing about a crisis of unspeakable proportions. The men of Department ‘Z’ work tirelessly, grappling with this ruthless yet effective group of organised assassins who had but one aim – War.

Death Stands By is the tenth book in the Department Z series, and was originally published in 1938.