The extortioners

Scotland Yard's Inspector West is pursuing a group of merciless gangsters who are willing to go to any lengths. His trail eventually brings him into contact with some of the foremost anthropologists in the world. Working alongside Venables, an awkward but gifted colleague, West discovers a criminal syndicate running an unlicensed mine in the heart of Australia. That remote region also holds a significant anthropological find. By the end, the Inspector has cracked the case and kept his good name.