The Tattooed Man by Alex Palmer

The Tattooed Man opens with a grisly tableau—a table is set, dinner is served, and all seated at the table have been murdered. Sitting with them is the mummified body of a missing detective, identifiable by his distinctive tattoo, with a bloodstained booklet in his hand.

The Tattooed Man opens with a grisly tableau—a table is set, dinner is served, and all seated at the table have been murdered. Sitting with them is the mummified body of a missing detective, identifiable by his distinctive tattoo, with a bloodstained booklet in his hand.