Sir Pureheart, a knight with strict morals, arrives at the court of King Arthur at a particularly crucial time.
Lord Peter Flimsy and Punter investigate circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of Major Merridick from food poisoning.
Shortly after engaging a new footman, Sir Harry Bulgen-Plunger is reunited with an old flame.
Though all seems to be well in-hand, all is not as it seems, as King Arthur and Lady Guinevere arrive at their court to find out that amongst other problems, Sir Point-Of-No-Return has left the Round Table... with all its money, and the kingdom on the verge of collapse.
Lord Peter Flimsy and Punter tackle their latest baffling mystery: missing mummies.
An aging general assists his adult son from being shipped out to fight in the Boer War.
Newspaper reporter Stanley is sent on an expedition to find Dr. Pavingstone. Add in a persistent man-chaser and an articulate witch doctor with perfect upper-class English, magic acts and spells, and all that jazz.